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  • BS 4971:2002

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    Repair and allied processes for the conservation of documents. Recommendations

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-06-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-01-2002

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1. Scope
    2. Normative references
    3. Terms and definitions
    4. General principles
    5. Health and safety
    6. General recommendations
    7. Preparation for treatment
    8. Treatment of insect infestation and fungal growth
    9. Cleaning
    10. Relaxation of parchment and paper
    11. Repair - General principles
    12. Paper - Treatment
    13. Parchment - Treatment
    14. Methods of physical support
    15. Reversing adhesive bonds
    16. Repair of seals
    17. Books and codices
    18. Protective housing methods
    Annex A (normative) Methods for testing solubility and
            stability of media and substrates
    Annex B (informative) Methods of examination and analysis
    Annex C (informative) Faded and obliterated text
    Annex D (informative) Organic solvents
    Annex E (normative) Consolidation and fixing of pigments
    Annex F (normative) Determination of the pH value of paper
    Annex G (normative) Cleaning and consolidation of seals
    Annex H (normative) Solutions for deacidification
    Annex I (Informative) Maps and scaled drawings
    Annex J (normative) Adhesives
    Annex K (informative) Enzymes
    Bibliography

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    Describes recommendations for remedial treatments and allied processes for use in the conservation of documents that have a long term value and are held in archives, libraries or private collections.

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    Committee IDT/2/9
    Development Note Supersedes BS 4971-1(1988), BS 4971-2(1980) and 00/623800 DC. (02/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008) Superseded by BS 4971(2017), but remains current. (07/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5454:2000 Recommendations for the storage and exhibition of archival documents
    PD 5454:2012 Guide for the storage and exhibition of archival materials
    11/30232592 DC : 0 PD 5454 - GUIDE FOR THE STORAGE AND EXHIBITION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use. Specification and test methods
    BS EN ISO 9706:2000 Information and documentation. Paper for documents. Requirements for permanence
    BS 1133-16:1987 Packaging code Adhesives for packaging
    BS EN ISO 2062:1995 Textiles. Yarns from packages. Determination of single-end breaking force and elongation at break
    BS 3484-1:1991 Record inks Specification for blue-black inks
    BS 2924-1:1983 Aqueous extracts of paper, board and pulp Method for determination of pH
    BS EN ISO 9665:2000 Adhesives. Animal glues. Methods of sampling and testing (ISO 9665:1998)
    BS 5699-1:1979 Processed photographic film for archival records Specifications for silver-gelatin type on cellulose ester base
    BS EN 149 : 2001 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - FILTERING HALF MASKS TO PROTECT AGAINST PARTICLES - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS 3203:1979 Glossary of paper, board, pulp and related terms
    BS 5699-2:1979 Processed photographic film for archival records Specifications for silver-gelatin type on poly(ethylene terephthalate) base
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