Research project for the conservation of a 10th century parchment, the KALA lectern manuscript
The manuscript from the 10th century is hosted by the National Center of Manuscripts in Tbilisi, Georgia, and suffered from mold and physical damage. The Ministry of Foreign Office of Germany (Auswärtiges Amt) supports the development of a leafcasting teratment to solve the single sheets of parchment. This project will be conducted in cooperation with the National Center of Manuscripts in Tbilisi.
At a Glance
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Research project | CICS - research project - conservation of the KALA lectern manuscript in Georgia |
| Administration | Prof. Dr. Andrea Pataki-Hundt |
| Faculty | Faculty of Cultural Sciences |
| Institute | CICS - Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences |
| Persons involved |
Bert Jacek, MA Marlen Börngen, MA Charlotte Bretzendorfer, BA |
| Partners |
The National Center of Manuscripts, Tbilisi, Georgia Prof. Dr. Z. Abashidze, Director of the National Center of Manuscripts, Tbilisi Shorena Tavadze - PhD, restorer Dr. Tamar Tchumburidze- scientist |
| Sponsors | Auswärtiges Amt, Programm Kulturerhalt More |
| Duration | End of December 2020 |
This project based on the specific conservation research of parchment documents performed by the partners. The KALA lectern is a special case of conservation. The ancient parchment from the 10th century belongs to a fragmented parchment Georgian document which suffered from mold infestation and physical loss. The parchment has changed its typical behavious and strategies for conservation needs to be evaluated and adapted. The leafcasting of parchment seems to be one way of treating this object, however not to leafcast directly on the manuscript. The process of leafcasting itself and the application to the parchment sheets are the topic of the project. New hide powder needs to be introduced and ways of application the sheets of reconstituted parchment.
The colleagues from the conservation programme documents, works of art on paper and illuminated manuscripts (Bert Jacek and Marlen Börngen) as well as one Master student (Charlotte Bretzendorfer) and the colleagues from the National Center of Manuscripts will give their input.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany (Auswärtiges Amt , Programm Kulturerhalt) supports this project.