'A message in a bottle": the conservation of a waterlogged parchment document
Auteur ou éditeur
Logan, Judith A.
Young, Gregory S.
Date de publication
1987
Collation
28-36
Titre de la source
Journal of the International Institute for Conservation - Canadian Group (J.IIC-CG)
Numéro de la source
vol. 12
Résumé
Describes the examination, analysis recording and conservation of a waterlogged document. The document, written by W. Edward Parry in the early 19th century, had been deposited in a rock cairn on the shore of Prince Regent's Inlet. Examination indicated that it was composed of either parchment of vellum, or a skin material prepared for writing in a similar fashion. Analytical techniques used were microscopic examination, XRD, X-ray, energy spectrometry, and shrinkage temperature measurement of the collagen. Recording included normal and UV photography as well as computer enhancement of selected areas. The document was successfully dried on a suction cold table. Colour and B/W photographs, line diagrams, references and sources of materials.
