Restauration of the binding of AM 421 12mo
Marine Jespersdatter's prayer book consists of 120 leaves separated into 17 gatherings. The leaves are 95 x 65 mm and the binding is 103 x 68 x 47 mm. A codicological study has shown that the book consists of two originally independent parts. Six of the gatherings have quire signatures (numbers to indicate the placement of the gathering in a row) in the bottom margin of the recto side of the first page in a gathering, which
The book block is fastened with three threads and bound in a contemporary whole leather binding with wooden boards and decorated with embossing (parallel lines, rosettes
1. Binding before conservation |
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2. Spine removed from the binding |
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3. A new leather spine is prepared |
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4. The final results with new boards and new spine |