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federica.delia

Paper, book and photograph conservator @rectoverso.conservation

Federica Delรฌa
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gentle hands, careful touch and artistic ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gentle hands, careful touch and artistic soul are the main ingredients of my students at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome while training in paper conservation.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Mani gentili, tocco prudente e anima artistica sono i principali ingredienti dei miei studenti dell'Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma alle prese con il restauro della carta.

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #teaching #insegnare #papertechnology #tecnologiadellacarta #students #studenti #academyoffinearts @abaroma__ @aula9_abaroma
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Restoration of a paperback book, before a ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Restoration of a paperback book, before and after treatment.
Please, do not use tape to repair it! ๐Ÿ™

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Restauro di un libro in brossura, prima e dopo il trattamento.
Per favore, non usate il nastro adesivo nel tentativo di ripararlo! ๐Ÿ™

#bookconservation #restaurolibri #paperconservation #restaurocarta #book #paperback #libro #brossura
Working at my studio โ˜บ with @cec_haut ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจ on the conservation of a volume of @archiviocaffarelli_ 

#bookconservation #bookbinding #archivalbinding #limpvellumbinding #parchment #manuscript #restaurolibri #legatura #legaturadarchivio #pergamena #manoscritto
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Researching on Himalayan paper and its co ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Researching on Himalayan paper and its conservation ๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Studiando per la mia ricerca sulla carta himalayana e il suo restauro ๐Ÿ”

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #himalayanpaper #cartahimalayana #lokta #paper #carta #himalaya #pothi #tibet #giuseppetucci
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The power of magnet! ๐Ÿช„๐Ÿงฒ A matt for ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The power of magnet! ๐Ÿช„๐Ÿงฒ
A matt for protecting and exhibiting tintypes in collaboration with @barbara_costantini

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น il potere del magnete! ๐Ÿช„๐Ÿงฒ
Un passepartout per proteggere ed esporre ferrotipi, in collaborazione con Barbara Costantini

#photographconservation #restaurofotografia #tintype #ferrotipo #mounting #montaggio #preventiveconservation #conservazionepreventiva
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Teaching history of photographic processe ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Teaching history of photographic processes and how to identify them alongside my master @stjep_valenti ๐Ÿคฉ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Insegnando storia dei processi fotografici e come identificarli al fianco del mio maestro Stefano Valentini ๐Ÿคฉ

#priceless
#historicalphotographicprocesses #processifotografici #historyofphotography #storiadellafotografia #photographconservation #restaurofotografia #teaching #insegnare
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง This has been a big challenge. I have bee ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง This has been a big challenge.
I have been asked to restore a beautiful Chinese scroll painting on paper and silk in a very bad condition. The artwork showed previous repairs, paper was extremely fragile and the painting was badly damaged by water.
The intervention was focused on paper consolidation and the removal of water-stains to re-establish the aesthetic of the painting. 

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Questa รฉ stata una bella sfida.
Mi รจ stato chiesto di restaurare un bellissimo  dipinto cinese in rotolo su carta e seta che versava in pessime condizioni. L'opera mostrava pregresse riparazioni, la carta era estremamente fragile e il dipinto era stato danneggiato dall'acqua.
L'intervento รจ stato finalizzato al consolidamento della carta e alla rimozione delle gore per ristabilire l'estetica del dipinto.

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #chinese #scroll #painting #rotolo #dipinto #cinese #consolidation #mending #waterstain #removal #consolidamento #risarcimento #gora #rimozione #paper #carta #china #cina
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Make paper not war! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fate la cart ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Make paper not war!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fate la carta non fate la guerra!

#papermaking #peace #cartaamano #pace #paper #carta #abaroma
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Today Samuele came to visit us at the lab ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Today Samuele came to visit us at the lab for his final thesis and got some training on in-painting with watercolors... what a colourful entertainment! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Oggi Samuele รจ passato a farci visita in laboratorio per la sua tesi finale e ha potuto esercitarsi sulla reintegrazione cromatica ad acquerello... che intrattenimento variopinto! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #inpainting #ritocco #watercolor #acquerello #accademiadibellearti #academyoffinearts
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Removal of water-stains on a Chinese pain ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Removal of water-stains on a Chinese painting scroll on paper and silk.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Intervento di rimozione di gore su un rotolo dipinto cinese in carta e seta.

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #china #cina #painting #dipinto #scroll #rotolo #paper #carta #silk #seta #waterstain #gora
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง More about my students... Who said dustin ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง More about my students...
Who said dusting isn't entertaining?!

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ancora sui miei studenti... Chi ha detto che depolverare non รจ divertente?!

#teaching #paperconservation  #bookbinding #paper #book #newdiscovery #edelweiss #entertainment #insegnare #restaurocarta #legatura #carta #libro #nuovascoperta #divertimento #stellaalpina
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง These days with Silvia we have been busy ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง These days with Silvia we have been busy testing Beva film and Beva gel on the canvas case binding of a photographic album on Pompei XIX century excavations.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Questo giorni con @silvia.checchi siamo state impegnate a sperimentare l'uso di Beva film e Beva gel sulla coperta in tela di un album fotografico dedicato agli scavi ottocenteschi di Pompei.

#photographconservation #bookbinding #photographicalbum #pierobecchetti #testing #restaurofotografia #legatura #albumfotografico
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Everyday a new discovery! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ogni g ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Everyday a new discovery!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ogni giorno una nuova scoperta!

#teaching #conservation
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง An intense week of teaching with my new s ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง An intense week of teaching with my new students. The enthusiasm of touching paper as it was the first time!

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Un'intensa settimana di docenza con i miei nuovi studenti. L'entusiasmo del toccare la carta come se fosse la prima volta!

#teaching #paperconservation  #oldrepairs #adhesive #removal #insegnare #restaurocarta #restauripregressi #adesivo #rimozione
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The power of dusting with soft brushes an ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The power of dusting with soft brushes and adjustable vacuum cleaner ๐Ÿ–Œ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Il potere della depolveratura con pennelli a setole morbide e aspiratore regolabile ๐Ÿ–Œ

#paperconservation #bookconservation #manuscript #paper #dusting #restaurocarta #restaurolibri #manoscritto #carta #depolveratura
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Almost ready for sewing... ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Quasi ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Almost ready for sewing...
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Quasi tutto pronto per la cucitura...

๐Ÿงต๐Ÿชก

#bookbinding #bookconservation #paperconservation #book #sewing #sewingframe #legatura #restaurolibri #restaurocarta #libro #cucitura #telaio
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Today's presentation on the conservation ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Today's presentation on the conservation of some geographical maps belonging to the Italian Geographical Society. The library is always amazing ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น La mia presentazione di oggi sul restauro di alcune mappe della Societร  Geografica Italiana. La biblioteca conserva sempre il suo fascino ๐Ÿ˜

#paperconservation #geography #geographicalmap #library #restaurocarta #geografia #cartografia #biblioteca
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Here is the result of my students wonderf ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Here is the result of my students wonderful team work at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome: the restoration of a paper journal from the beginning of the XXth century.
Excellent!! 

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ecco il risultato del meraviglioso lavoro di squadra dei miei studenti all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma: il restauro di una rivista in carta dei primi del Novecento.
Bravissimi!!

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

#paperconservation #teaching #teamwork #paperjournal #italy #history #kingandqueen #jubelee #restaurocarta #insegnare #lavorodisquadra #rivista #italia #storia #reeregina #giubileo
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