No. Title Date
1 Brittle manuscript being treated in a deacidification bath
2 Brittle manuscript being treated in a deacidification bath
3 Brittle manuscript being treated in a deacidification bath
4 Cleaning palm leaves using a non-ionic cleanser applied with cotton wool
5 Close-up photograph of a palm leaf showing how letters are incised and the hole for the string
6 Conserving a manuscript
7 Dampening a folio with a sponge to help flatten it onto a polythene sheet
8 Dusting palm leaves with a soft brush
9 Dusting palm leaves with a soft brush
10 Folios laid out on terylene-covered perspex after drying overnight
11 Last folio of a Sanskrit manuscript showing how a torn mārgin has been filled in with a frame of repair tissue
12 Laying a folio onto a sheet of polythene and straightening the torn edges prior to repair
13 Laying out palm leaves to dry between sheets of blotting paper
14 Laying out palm leaves to dry between sheets of blotting paper
15 Laying out palm leaves to dry between sheets of blotting paper
16 Making a line on repair paper with a wet brush so that it can be torn to make a frame for a folio
17 Miniatures backed with repair paper being laid out to dry on terylene over perspex
18 Paste repair of manuscripts : removing a polythene carrier leaving the folios to dry flat on sheets of perspex covered with terylene
19 Paste repair of manuscripts : removing a polythene carrier leaving the folios to dry flat on sheets of perspex covered with terylene
20 Paste repair of manuscripts : removing a polythene carrier leaving the folios to dry flat on sheets of perspex covered with terylene