As time goes by, some ancient books that have not been properly preserved will have problems such as damage, moth-eatening, and brittleness. In order to better protect these ancient books, Hanlong Industrial established the ancient book literature restoration room. Since then, these post-90s girls have become "masters" of this ancient book restoration room. Here, they use their ingenious hands to carefully "treat" a book of "ill" historical books, so that these ancient books "regain vitality" into the reader's vision.

The secret of replaying the glory of precious paper documents and ancient books

What is the restoration of ancient books? I believe a lot of wind will blow the smell of paper, and several older workers are working hard. In fact, the restoration of ancient books is far less old-fashioned. When the ancient book repair people hear "restoration of ancient books", a room full of ancient books will appear in their minds. When sunlight comes in, you can see the dust scattered in the air throughout the house. The micro-rehabilitation division is like a general practitioner in the hospital. According to the damage degree of the ancient books, different repair plans are made to make the ancient books reappear.

The secret of replaying the glory of precious paper documents and ancient books

So how to make the ancient books reappear?

First, take pictures.

The first step after taking out the ancient books from the warehouse is to take photos and archive them, so that the ancient book restorer has a comprehensive understanding of the damage of the ancient books.

The secret of replaying the glory of precious paper documents and ancient books

"If you use an ordinary camera to take pictures of ancient books, it is not only time-consuming, but also often has problems such as low image quality. We generally choose the high-precision ancient book scanner of the number of races to shoot ancient books, which completely solves this problem. "" Xiaofan, who is responsible for the restoration of ancient books, said.

Second, choose paper:

After taking pictures, I entered the stage of selecting papers for ancient books. The restoration of ancient books requires the use of paper made by ancient methods, that is, paper imitating the raw materials, curtain patterns, and crafts produced in ancient times, and this paper must be hand-made, which is divided into hemp paper, bamboo paper, leather paper, mixed paper, etc.

Book repair is not to choose the most expensive paper, but to choose the most appropriate paper. Now the Hanlong repair room warehouse has a total of 5 categories and more than 100 kinds of handmade paper. Before restoring ancient books, the repairer needs to select from these papers the same materials, curtain patterns, and similar colors as the ancient books to be repaired. . In the case of special materials or colored paper, it is necessary to prepare the pulp or dye the paper.

Third, make paste.

? The paste used for the restoration of ancient books must be made of gluten-free wheat starch, because such paste has mild paste, good stability, and the most important thing is reversibility. The specific production method is to add cold water to wheat starch, stir repeatedly with a wooden stick to a paste, and then rinse with hot water to form. The formed paste needs to be left to cool in a natural state before it can be used.

Fourth, patch up.

After making a good paste and choosing a matching paper, we entered the formal stage of repairing ancient books. There are two methods for repairing ancient books, one is manual repair, and the other is using paper pulp hole repair equipment. In fact, the most commonly encountered in the restoration of ancient books is to repair holes. The tools used are a piece of paper, a brush, and a bowl of paste. The specific steps are to brush the hole with a brush dipped in paste, and quickly stick the patch paper to the hole to fill the hole. In principle, fill in the big holes first and then the small holes.

Fifth, flatten.

After repairing the pages, the next step is to flatten them. At this time, a book press is required. Generally, water will be sprayed on the pages of the book and placed in absorbent paper to flatten. After the pages are dried and flattened, take out the folds and trim the extra paper on the pages. After trimming, put the pages in the press for flattening. Usually, it takes several days for flattening at a time.

During the repair process, it is necessary to constantly adjust the repair plan according to the actual situation, and sometimes it takes a few days to repair a leaf. The restoration work day after day is boring, but when a damaged ancient book becomes smooth and new by its own hands, the inner pride and sense of accomplishment are unparalleled.

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