Notice catalographique « Ultraviolet images : a study of UV printed images on textiles »
- Titre
- Ultraviolet images : a study of UV printed images on textiles
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Leonoff, Emily Beth Haddon
- Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, Ont.
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2010
- Collation
- iv, 27 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Résumé
- The intent of this research paper was to investigate the feasibility of using digitally printed images on cotton book cloth substrates in book cover conservation, specifically employing “ultraviolet flatbed printing.” Two sample books were digitally photographed and a number of samples printed from their covers. The wet and dry fastness of the ink, its lightfastness, its flexibility when attached to the substrate, its ability to accurately reproduce all colours, as well as potential for harmful off-gassing were assessed. Tests were performed by the author as well as by conservation scientists at the Canadian Conservation Institute. It was found that the printed samples produced negative to average results in all tests. The inks were found to be removed from the cotton substrate substantially when wet, their light-fastness was on par with a blue wool #3 standard, they tended to fracture and split when the substrate was repeatedly manipulated, and numerous volatile gasses were detected as being given off. A major offgassing component was identified as 1-hydroxycyclohexyiphenyl ketone, a free radical photoinitiator (i.e. a compound which upon the absorption of the UV light undergoes a photoreaction, producing the highly reactive and destructive species). The recommendation that follows would be to allow the prints to off-gas for a number of weeks before use. This negates the hypothesis that “ultraviolet flatbed printing,” as a form of conservation, would be a quicker and more convenient type of book cover conservation.
- Notes
- Research Report (M.A.) -- Queen's University
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Textile fabrics - Care and treatment
- Textile fabrics - Conservation and restoration
- Textile fabrics - Digital techniques
- Textiles et tissus - Conservation et restauration
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- NK 8804.5 L46
- Clé
- 16726
- Collection
- Catalogue