Blank M., Stavisky N. Conservation of Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America // Manuscripta Orientalia. Vol. 3. No. 3. November 1997. P. 39—45.
The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America in New York is the repository of one of the great
collections of source material for Jewish studies. It includes
manuscripts, genizah fragments, incunables, sixteenth to
twentieth century broadsides, a unique collection of ketubot
(marriage contracts), Megillot Esther (Esther scrolls), archival
material, graphics, and rare printed books from the
sixteenth century to the present time. The Library is used
extensively by international scholars as well as faculty and
students of the Seminary.
This paper describes some selected methods and materials
used in the conservation of three types of objects in the
collection: Maimonides genizah fragments, a German thirteenth
century Mahzor (a holy day prayer book), and
a fourteenth century Spanish Haggadah. While the techniques
described are well known in the United States, they
are probably less familiar to practicing conservators in
other countries. Though not every stage of the conservation
process is described, we hope the selection will be of interest
to our European colleagues...
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