Koch C. The Restoration and Glazing of Turfan Fragments at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin — Preussischer Kulturbesitz // Manuscripta Orientalia. Vol. 7. No. 3. September 2001. P. 60—70.
Around 40,000 ancient written documents from Central
Asia are kept among the treasures entrusted to the Berlin
State Library. They bear evidence of a thousand years of
rich culture flourished along the Silk Road. The conservation
of Turfan fragments and their restoration is important
part of the work carried out at the Library restoration workshop.
Four of the Library’s sixteen restorers are familiar
with the material. At the Third International Conference,
the author of this paper had a chance to present the restoration
approaches and practices of the Staatsbibliothek zu
Berlin...