Book sponsorships

Object name: Frankfurther Bible 
Shelfmark: fol. ETh 199a
Year of publication: 1574
Binding: Full-fabric binding 

• Complete dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing (fixing tears and defects, smoothing creases, strengthening degraded areas, unsticking)
• Spine processing (cleaning, back-gluing, spine sleeves)
• Underlaying the tissue spine

A sponsor has already been found for this book.

Object name: Ordinibvs
Shelfmark: 8° SW 1099
Year of publication: 1615
Binding: Full parchment binding

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Loosening attachments, fixing tears and defects, cleaning
• Paper processing
• Augmenting the parchment spine and the defects in the area of the overhang

 A sponsor has already been found for this book.

Object name: Sermones
Shelfmark: 8° HTh 847
Year of publication: 1536
Binding: Full leather binding 

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing
• Underlay of the leather spine with colour-matched restoration leather

A sponsor has already been found for this book.

Object name: R.P. Doct. Martini Lutherii
Shelfmark: kn E2
Year of publication: 1520
Binding: Softcover

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing (smoothing creases, fixing tears)
• Re-fixing of loosened layers
• Underlaying the paper spine with colour-matched paper
• Preparation of a protective cover

A sponsor has already been found for this book.

Object name: Biblias
Shelfmark: 2° ETh 198
Year of publication: 1534
Binding: Full leather binding

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Lifting the pastedowns, infilling the gaps
• Paper processing
• Spine processing
• Leathering the book block, strengthening the leather turn-ins
• Adding the missing brass clasps (optional)

Cost: € 880.60

Object name: Der Zwelffte II vnd letzte Teil der Bücher des Ehm=IIwerdenigen Herrn D. Mart. Lutheri 
Shelfmark: 2° HTh 184
Year of publication: 1572
Binding: Full leather binding

• Partial dry cleaning
• Paper processing
• Making a new wooden coverboard, attaching the coverboard
• Cleaning, rounding, lining and gluing the spine
• Leathering of the book block, affixing the fittings

A sponsor has already been found for this book.

Object name: Psalmi Davidis
Shelfmark: 8° ETh 392
Year of publication: 1595
Binding: Parchment cover 

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Lifting the pastedowns, cleaning, fixing defects, assembling an endpaper construction
• Paper processing
• Re-stitching of the book block according to the original sewing pattern
• Cleaning, rounding, lining and gluing the spine
• Cleaning, smoothing, attaching the parchment cover

Cost: € 702.10

Object name: Quaestionum
Shelfmark: 8° ETh 326
Year of publication: 1561
Binding: Full leather binding 

• Complete dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing
• Stabilising the back cover, renewing the front cover board
• Refixing of loosened layers
• Leathering the book block, strengthening the leather turn-ins

A sponsor has already been found for this book.

Object name: Aphorismi
Shelfmark: 4° HTh 439
Year of publication: 1503
Binding: Half-leather binding

• Complete dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing
• Removal of the gluing on the spine
• Re-stitching of loosened layers
• Spine processing
• Supplementing the headbands according to the original model
• Strengthening and stabilising the broken wooden plate
• Supplementing the leather spine with colour-matched restoration leather

Cost: € 904.40
 

Object name: Hermann: Bedencken ... Lehrbrauch der H. Sacramenten
Shelfmark: 2° HTh 315
Year of publication: 1564
Binding: Parchment cover

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Stabilising, smoothing and pasting down endpapers
• Paper processing (smoothing creases, fixing tears)

Cost: € 202.30

Object name: Erasmus: Enchiridion
Shelfmark: 8° HTh 809
Year of publication: 1519
Binding: Half-leather binding

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Lifting the pastedowns, fixing tears and holes
• Paper processing
• Spine processing
• Gluing and stabilising the front wooden board, filling in the missing corner of the rear wooden board
• Underlay of the leather spine in the area of the tailbands with colour-matched restoration leather

Cost: € 803.30

Object name: Acta und handlung
Shelfmark: 2° HTh 249
Year of publication: 1570
Binding: Half-leather cover

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing (smoothing creases, fixing tears)
• Smoothing the pasteboards, stabilising, building up the corners
• Supplementing the tailband
• Spine processing (cleaning, gluing, lining, tubing)
• Underlay of the leather spine with colour-matched restoration leather
• Underlay of the corners and edges of the parchment cover with Japanese paper laminate

Cost: € 785.40

Name of object: Gloria Lutherie
Shelfmark: 4° Ag 89
Binding: Softcover

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing (smoothing creases, fixing tears)
• Removal of the spine lining strip
• Re-stitching of loosened layers
• Underlaying the paper spine with colour-matched paper
• Preparation of a protective cover

Cost: € 351.05

Object name: Homilia
Shelfmark: ss 1595
Binding: Full leather binding

• Partial drying of the book block and the binding
• Lifting the endpapers, making new endpapers from age-resistant handmade paper, pre-stitching
• Paper processing (smoothing creases, fixing tears, filling in defects)
• Re-stitching of loosened layers
• Removal of the bonding on the leather spine
• Spine processing (cleaning, gluing, lining, tubing)
• Underlay of the leather spine with colour-matched restoration leather
• Underlaying the corners with Moriki paper

Cost: € 696.15

Object name: Der Deutsche Psalter
Shelfmark: Kn E 96
Year of publication: 1541
Binding: Softcover

• Partial dry cleaning of the book block and binding
• Paper processing (fixing tears, stabilising page edges)
• Preparation of a protective cover

Cost: € 160.65