I am a conservator at the John Rylands Library. The library has a large parchment map it is 2.6m wide x 1.3m high, according to catalogue records it was created in 1546.
The map is tightly rolled and stored in a damaged wooden box. The map is attached along its two long sides to two wooden poles. My colleague and I have been tasked with re-housing the map. We have had a quote for a bespoke case for the map from a conservation supplier, and we are considering ways to support the roll inside the box. We are thinking of making the map a supportive roll using polyester wadding sandwiched between two layers of Tyvek as this will provide a smooth material to sit against the painted parchment surface while providing a light weight support for the cockled substrate. It would be great to have ideas and thoughts from conservators who have re-housed similar objects. Many thanks Elaine Sheldon The John Rylands Library, Manchester ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
