Department Chair
Patrick Ravines
Date of Award
8-2019
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Art Conservation, M.A., C.A.S.
Department
Art Conservation Department
Advisor
Theresa J. Smith
Advisor
Gary Frost
Department Home page
https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu
First Reader
Jiuan Jiuan Chen
Second Reader
Dr. Aaron Shugar
Abstract
A seventeenth-century Roman Catholic manuscript antiphonary was researched, examined, and technically analyzed. Research and examination identified the book’s general provenance and contents and provided an understanding of the binding’s production and its interventions. Imaging techniques and Optical Microscopy identified the material components. X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) confirmed the cover’s painting to be a later addition to the binding. Conservation treatment was designed to restore the book’s mobility while adding a minimum of new materials and preserving previous repairs. The textblock leaves were stabilized, the cupped upper board was corrected, and the binding was reinforced.
Recommended Citation
Huisman, Clara, "Investigation and Treatment of a 17th-Century Antiphonary" (2019). Art Conservation Master's Projects. 56.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/art_con_projects/56
