The Conservation and Restoration of the Medieval Prayer Book of Bishop Wikbold Dobilstein from the Collection of the University Library in Toruń

• Main Authors: Ilona Miller, Lidia Bannach-Szewczyk, Barbara Wojdyła
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika 2016-10-01
• Series: Toruńskie Studia Bibliologiczne
• Subjects: „kolońska” oprawa skórzana; biblioteka uniwersytecka w toruniu; konserwacja na bloku modlitewnik; oprawa skórzana
• Online Access: https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/TSB/article/view/11299

<p>In the framework of the project „Conservation of medieval codices for digitization and exhibition purposes” executed in 2011/2012 and funded by The Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the conservation and restoration of medieval parchment book prayer of bishop Wikbold Dobilstein from the collection of the University Library in Toruń was carried out in the Preservation and Restoration Department of the Library.</p><p>The article contains short description of the results of the scientific researches on the manuscript history, its contents, the life of its founder and owner and the construction of the book.</p><p>The major part of the article refers to the condition of the book and the process of conservation and restoration treatment, that was successfully carried out without dismounting the manuscript. Such treatment has so far been rather unusual in case of the parchment books, especially so severely deformed and with a unique double-leather binding.</p>