Gallery

The gallery shows some examples of treated artifacts and places where I operate. My conservation and restoration activities in brief through images.

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Studio di restauro di @federica.delia
#paper #book #photograph #conservation

Starting from this week until the beginning of Mar

Starting from this week until the beginning of March we are happy to host at the studio Elena Gómez García, our first intern.

Elena is studying Painting in Spain at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and she is going to graduate in a few months. In 2022 Elena travelled to Italy as Erasmus student for a semester at @abaroma__ There she attended among others the course on Paper Conservation held by @federica.delia

Careful and curious enough, we are sure that through this internship Elena will be able to enrich her knowledge on conservation. She will carry out restoration treatments applying the information acquired during her studies and will briefly experience working in private practice.

Welcome and good luck with your work, Elena!

#paperconservation #restaurocarta
#bookconservation #restaurolibri #photographconservation #restaurofotografia
#internship #tirocinio #rectoverso #conservationstudio #laboratoriodirestauro #rome #roma

Today we have started a new project for the conser

Today we have started a new project for the conservation of a huge XVII century Chinese scroll on paper and silk.
The painting is very fine, while the condition of the support is very poor.
Here are some details...
A new big challenge!

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #orientalart #arteorientale #fareast #estremooriente #china #cina #xviicentury #xviisecolo #privatecollection #collezioneprivata #galleriaotto #rectoverso #conservationstudio #laboratoriodirestauro

Testing adhesives for mounting. 🖌 🏡🌳🏢

Testing adhesives for mounting. 🖌
🏡🌳🏢

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #mounting #montaggio #paperartwork #operasucarta #adhesive #adesivo #test #paper #carta #franzprati

Today is our 1st birthday! A year has passed sinc

Today is our 1st birthday!
A year has passed since our opening in 2022, full of paper, passion and conservation. We are ready now for new challenges and opportunities!

🎊🎉🎈

#anniversary #anniversario #studio #laboratorio #artconservation #restauro #paperconservation #restaurocarta #bookconservation #restaurolibri #photographconservation #restaurofotografia #rectoverso

Rome, back to its original splendour! 🌈 #paper

Rome, back to its original splendour! 🌈

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #lithography #litografia #rome #roma #waterstain #gora #beforeandafter #primaedopo #satisfaction #soddisfazione

A busy day of paper conservation with the students

A busy day of paper conservation with the students of @abaroma__
The best way to spend the last lesson of the year!

Happy holidays to everyone! 🎅⛄🎄

#paperconservation #paperconservationstudio #teachingconservation #restaurocarta #studiodirestauro #insegnareilrestauro #rectoverso #christmastime #academyoffinearts #accademiadibellearti

The conservation of a XVII century map. Before, du

The conservation of a XVII century map. Before, during and after treatment.

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #paper #map #carta #mappa #xviicentury #xviisecolo #watercolor #acquerello #tearrepair #suturastrappo #rectoverso #conservationstudio #studiodirestauro

🇮🇹 Il restauro di una legatura archivistica

🇮🇹 Il restauro di una legatura archivistica del XVI secolo.

🇬🇧 The restoration of an archival binding of the XVI century.

#beforeandafter #primaedopo #bookconservation #restaurolibri #archivalbinding #legaturadarchivio #parchment #pergamena #rectoverso #archiviodistatodiroma

🇮🇹 Spianamento di un'opera su carta. Prima e

🇮🇹 Spianamento di un'opera su carta. Prima e dopo il trattamento.

🇬🇧 Flattening of a work on paper. Before and after treatment.

#paperconservation #restaurocarta #flattening #spianamento #paper #carta #beforeandafter #primaedopo #vespignani #rectoverso

🇮🇹 Scrittura notarile del Cinquecento a Roma

🇮🇹 Scrittura notarile del Cinquecento a Roma.
Riuscite a leggere? 😬

🇬🇧 Notary handwriting of the XVI century in Rome.
Can you read it? 😬

#bookconservation #restaurolibri #archivalbinding #legaturadarchivio #documents #documenti #handpapermaking #cartaamano #xvicentury #xvisecolo #diplomatics #diplomatica #paleography #paleografia #historyofrome #storiadiroma

🇬🇧 New sewing of an archival volume of the X

🇬🇧 New sewing of an archival volume of the XV century, as the original structure.

🇮🇹 Nuova cucitura di un volume d'archivio del XV secolo, sul modello dell'originale.

🧵🪡

#bookconservation #restaurolibri #paperconservation #restaurocarta #bookbinding #legatura #sewing #cucitura #leather #cuoio #xvicentury #archivalbinding #xvisecolo #legaturadarchivio

🇮🇹 In presenza di inchiostri metallo-gallici

🇮🇹 In presenza di inchiostri metallo-gallici spesso si verifica il fenomeno della corrosione. In questi casi si impone necessaria l'operazione di velatura.
Nel video un sottile velo di carta giapponese è applicato con adesivo a pennello al supporto originale. L'operazione è totalmente reversibile.

🇬🇧 in presence of iron-gall inks we often detect the phenomenon of corrosion. In these cases the operation of facing is mandatory.
In the video a thin Japanese tissue is applied with adhesive by brush on the original support. The operation is completely reversible.

#restaurocarta #paperconservation #restaurolibri #bookconservation #velatura #facing #cartagiapponese #japanesepaper #washi #tengujo #artconservation #rectoverso #conservationstudio

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Paper, book and photograph conservator @rectoverso.conservation

Teaching to the students of @abaroma__ at @rectov

Teaching to the students of @abaroma__ at @rectoverso.conservation

#teaching #insegnare #paperconservation #restaurocarta #academyoffinearts #accademiadibelleartidiroma #rectoverso #conservationstudio #laboratoriodirestauro

Last week Michael Durgin, editor and founder of th

Last week Michael Durgin, editor and founder of the magazine @handpapermaking came to visit us @abaroma__
A fruitful occasion for students and professors to have a look to some of the issues and limited edition portfolios, and to share ideas and experiences around the wonderful art of papermaking.

#papermaking #cartafattaamano #paper #carta #paperconservation #restaurocarta #magazine #rivista #accademiadibelleartidiroma #artonpaper #artesucarta

Many thanks to @farrokhi.mohammadjavad for the first picture 🙏🏻

Visiting an artist studio with my students. An emo

Visiting an artist studio with my students. An emotionally touching experience 😍

#artist #artiststudio #studiodartista #franzprati #architecture #architettura #teaching #insegnare #paperconservation #restaurocarta #canova22 @abaroma__

Plants, algae and other botanical specimens on pap

Plants, algae and other botanical specimens on paper. A challenge for conservation.
🌱🌾🌿🥀🍃

#paperconservation
#restaurocarta #herbarium #erbario #botanic #botanica #plants #piante #algae #alghe

My students back in action! Learning how to evalu

My students back in action!
Learning how to evaluate the state of conservation of paper artworks. 🔎🔬🔦

#teaching #paperconservation #accademiadibelleartidiroma #restaurocarta #conservaziome #cconservation #deterioramento #deterioration #analisi #analysis #carta #paper

Back to @aula9_abaroma ❤ #teaching #paperconser

Back to @aula9_abaroma ❤

#teaching #paperconservation #handpapermaking #accademiadibelleartidiroma

🇬🇧 Last operations to complete the restorati

🇬🇧 Last operations to complete the restoration of this archival binding of the XV century.
The fascination of the adhesive-free bindings is everlasting!

🇮🇹 Ultime operazioni per completare il restauro di questa legatura archivistica del XV secolo.
Il fascino delle legature prive di adesivo è intramontabile!

#bookconservation #restaurolibri #bookbinding #legatura #archivalbinding #legaturadarchivio #parchment #pergamena #xvcentury #xvsecolo #artconservation #restorestion #restauro

🇬🇧 New laces.
🇮🇹 Nuovi lacci.

🪡 🎀 🎀 ✂️

#archivalbinding #legaturadarchivio #laces #lacci #alumtawedskin #pelleallumata #bookbinding #legatura #bookconservation #restaurolibri #artconservatikn #artconservationstudio #studiodirestauro #rectoverso

🇬🇧 FASTENINGS, "used to hold a book shut whe

🇬🇧 FASTENINGS, "used to hold a book shut when it is not in use. They can take a variety of forms and be made from many different materials, but their essential function is secure one board or cover to the other across the fore-edge of the bookblock and often the head and tail edges as well." The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB)
In the pictures: a strip of alum-tawed skin on a limp vellum binding of the XVI century.

🇮🇹 SISTEMI DI CHIUSURA, usati per tenere chiuso un libro quando non è in uso. Possono assumere una varietà di forme e essere costituiti da tanti materiali diversi, ma la loro funzione essenziale è quella di assicurare un piatto all'altro al di sopra del taglio davanti del blocco delle carte e spesso anche sui tagli di testa e piede.
Nelle immagini: un laccio in pelle allumata di una legatura in pergamena floscia del XVI secolo.

#bookconservation #restaurolibri #bookbinding #legatura #archivalbinding #legaturadarchivio #limpvellumbinding #alumtawedskin #pelleallumata #fastenings #lacci #xvicentury #xvisecolo #rectoverso

🇬🇧 BANDS, the cords or thongs on which the s

🇬🇧 BANDS, the cords or thongs on which the sections of a book are sewn.
In the picture: the leather thong of a XV century archival binding.

🇮🇹 NERVI, gli spaghi o le cinghie sui quali sono cuciti i fascicoli di un libro.
Nell'immagine: il nervo in cuoio di una legatura archivistica del XV secolo.

#bookbinding #legatura #bookconservation #restaurolibri #archivalbinding #legaturadarchivio #bands #nervi #leather #cuoio #rectoverso

🇬🇧 Negative or positive? An ambrotype' is a

🇬🇧 Negative or positive?
An ambrotype' is a wet collodion glass plate negative, that looks like a positive when viewed on a dark background (black cloth, varnish, glass...).

🇮🇹 negativo o positivo?
Un ambrotipo è un negativo al collodion umido su lastra di vetro, che appare come un positivo se osservato su un fondo scuro (tessuto nero, vernice, vetro...).

#photographconservation #restaurofotografia #historicalphotography #fotografiastorica #ambrotype #ambrotipo #directpositive #negative #positivodiretto #negativo #rectoverso

🇬🇧 Pretending to be a daguerreotype. In the

🇬🇧 Pretending to be a daguerreotype.
In the XIX century it was common to mount tintypes in a case, making them look like daguerreotypes. In that way the photogrqph would increase its charm maintaining a more affordable cost.

🇮🇹 Fingere di essere un dagherrotipo.
Nell'Ottocento era in uso il montaggio di ferrotipi in astuccio, facendoli assomigliare ai dagherrotipi. In questo modo la fotografia acquisiva fascino mantenendo costi più contenuti.

#tintype #ferrotipo #photographconservation #restaurofotografia #cleaning #pulitura #beforeandafter #primaedopo #historicalphotography #fotografiastorica #daguerreotype #dagherrotipo #rectoverso

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