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ALT Volume 118.e.5 in a wooden book press, with boards protected by just visible mount board on either side, sits atop a studio bench. The spine is upright with the tail-edge in the fore ground so that the endband is visible. The endband is partially detached and hanging by a thread.
ALT A sheet of paper lies on a piece of Tyvek with different types of stains: tea, coffee, biro pen, ink, permanent marker and Evacon adhesive. Different gels are being tested on each of these stains, some with a barrier layer of Bondina some without, some with a glass weight on top and some without.
ALT A pair of hands holding tools are treating a tear in a manuscript. The letter C overlaps the hands.
ALT Opened pamphlet with mould and water damage, lying next to a cleaning brush. Image shows item before mould cleaning and the black mould spores are visible
ALT Opened pamphlet with mould and water damage, lying next to a cleaning brush. Image shows item before after cleaning and the black mould spores have been cleaned off
ALT Bright red front cover with black text of a very large library collection item The title reads: Channel Tunnel Rail Link Barking Extended Tunnel Plans and Sections November 1995.
ALT One corner of the front page of the collection item is curling as the page is so big
ALT Creased and torn edges of a page of the collection item