This scientific procedure requires direct interaction (complete or partial) with the document in order to simultaneously improve the physical condition and the legibility of the text while respecting the reversibility, authenticity, compatibility and originality of the material.
Every restoration project is accompanied with written and photographic documentation.
Written documentation includes:
- Codicological description of the document
- Detailed review of the object
- Statement of condition
- Choice of treatments
- Description of the treatment
- Recommendations after treatment
This documentation will determine the suitable treatment required, keeping the intervention as minimal as possible.