{"id":4499,"date":"2016-07-15T13:27:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T18:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/preservation\/?p=4499"},"modified":"2016-07-15T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T18:27:01","slug":"documenting-and-treating-scrolls-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/2016\/07\/15\/documenting-and-treating-scrolls-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Documenting and Treating Scrolls: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, July 15, 2016
\nSubmitted by Katarzyna Bator and Bailey Kinsky<\/p>\n

Dry cleaning is the first step in most, if not all conservation treatments. Loose dirt and soil buildup collects on exposed portions of the object, in this case on the outermost part of the scroll. Additional dirt can find its way onto the surface of the object when it is handled with dirty hands. Soft brushes, vulcanized rubber sponges, and vinyl erasers are most commonly used in dry cleaning works of art and archival materials. <\/p>\n

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Dry cleaning with soot sponges to reduce surface soil buildup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Overview<\/a>
Overview shot displaying a comparison of before and after dry cleaning. The five vertical columns of script on the left have been cleaned.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"A<\/a>
A close up shot of dry cleaning with a soot sponge.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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