This selection of already restored books provides a fascinating insight into the conservational treatments and repair measures carried out by the experts in the restoration at University Library Graz. All conservational measures were carried out using high-quality materials that had been tested for chemical stability and durability. Current, internationally recognized ethical standards were taken into account.
Universitätsmatrikel. 1586-1935 Sign: Ms 58. Project number: 07-2023.58
Collection of five volumes and one notebook. These contain the handwritten University registers from the year of foundation in 1585 and were created between 1586 and 1935.
The restoration of the Universitätsmatrikel / University Matriculation Register included the following measures: dry cleaning, paper repairs, leather consolidation and repairs and manufacture of new protective covers.
Remmelini Anatomia. Johannis Remmelini. Frankfurt. 1660. Sign.: RARA1 III 216159. Project number: 18-2024.216159
Cum Deo Johannis Remmelini sueuo Vlmensis Philosophiae & Medicinae Doctoris Catoptrum Microcosmicum.
Remmelini's Anatomia is a fascinating and unique printed anatomical atlas of the human body. It contains 24 printed pages, three of which are pop-ups showing the various anatomical parts of the male and female body in several fold-out layers.
The restoration of this book involved the following measures: dry cleaning, wetting, removal of old repairs, paper repairs, smoothing, new stitching, cover repairs and manufacture of a new protective case.
Marsilii Ficini Florentini, medici atque philosophi celeberrimi de vita libri tres. Marsilius Ficinus. Venice. 1548. Sign.: RARA1 I 341. Project number: 24-2023.3416
De vita libri tres (Three Books on Life), or De vita for short, is considered the first health guide written for a specific social group (scholars) and deals in particular with dietetics.
The restoration of Marsilii Ficini Florentini, medici atque philosophi celeberrimi de vita libri tres included the following measures: dry cleaning, paper repairs, parchment repairs, smoothing, stabilisation of the binding, cover repairs and manufacture of a new protective cover.
Arbores genealogicae.1644 Sign.: Ms 73. Project number: 08-2023.73
Family tree of Hannibal de Gonzaga and his son Carolus.
The restoration of this book included the following measures: Dry cleaning, paper repairs and binding repairs.
Kochbuch. 1818. Sign.: Ms 1963. Project number: 22-2023.1963
Worin die Kunst enthüllet wird die seltnesten und niedliechsten Speisen, und Gebächte nach ihrer verschiedenen Art gut und geschmackvoll zu zubereiten. Zum Gebrauche aller Kochlustigen.
This handwritten cookbook is a copy from the private collection of Anton Emmanuel Schönbach, a professor at the University of Graz and Germanist.
The restoration of this book included the following measures: dry cleaning, ink consolidation, cover repairs and manufacture of a new protective case.
