ever wonder what might happen to your wet book if you don't treat it properly or quickly?
exhibit a
mold concentrated along the spine where the pages dry more slowly.
exhibit b
exhibit a
mold concentrated along the spine where the pages dry more slowly.exhibit b
i like this mirror effect. looks like a pelvis.which leads me to believe that the mold is slowly transforming the book into an entirely different creature all together. with a pelvis. IT'S ALIVE!!!
exhibit c
after guillotining the ever-so-hazardously-moldy spine (this volume was only oversewn loose leaves, so no worry about chopping existing spine folds), we get a good look at the "strata of mold." gross.definitely glove and mask worthy. first things first, i took a vacuum to this monster in embryo. a special mold vacuum with a special filter and special tiny attachments. the hope is that the vacuuming will pick up not only loose dirt, but whatever spores might be lurking. after disbinding and spine-chopping, the book goes into a bath, which will hopefully neutralize the mold somewhat and strengthen the mold-weakened paper. then the volume will be digitized, rebound, and returned to its owner. the safest option, tho, would be to digitize it and then trash this blossoming bio-harzard.
2 comments:
Ellis after read this post and viewed photos: "So she uses a mold vacuum? Why does she want to suck up the mold?"
I explain, then ask, "Do you think that's cool?"
"Yeah!"
ahh. she could be a little bookbinder yet!
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