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Conservation Treatmentof the
Conne RiverMi’kmaq Prayer Book
David HaningtonBook & Paper ConservatorWorks on Paper Laboratory
CCI‘s mission is to support the heritage community in preserving Canada's heritage collections for access by current and future generations. This
mission is accomplished through conservation research and development, expert services and knowledge dissemination.
L'ICC a pour mission d'appuyer la communauté du patrimoine culturel
dans ses activités de préservation des collections patrimoniales du Canada afin d'en assurer l'accès aux générations présentes et futures.
Cette mission s'accomplit par le biais de la recherche et du développement en conservation ainsi que par l'offre de services d'expertise et de la
diffusion des connaissances.http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/
Conne River
Mi’kmaq Prayer Book
Conne River
Newfoundland
The manuscript is an early Newfoundland Mi’kmaq prayer book containing hymns, prayers and other religious texts in use in divine worship according to Roman Catholic observance.
Examination
Front cover Text block
No man or woman living at conne knows how old this book is
Pencil inscription on the front coverAdded in 1959
Text Block
Text block is sewnonto fourvellum thongs
Text Block
Water stains
Tears
Drawings & Annotations
Decorative Designs
Watermark Design
Crown & Shield
1807
Handmade Paper
Observations under
transmitted light.
Computer enhancement on
the right.
Text Block
Papermaker’s Name
J. JELLYMAN
1807
located in
Salisbury,
Dowton, Wiltshire
England
Detached Pages
Helen SylliboyMi’kmaq Educator
who worked in the
Language Development
with the
Eskasoni School Board
Cape Breton Nova Scotia
assisted with determining the
correct order of the pages
MI’KMAQ HIEROGLYPHIC PRAYERS
“who created heaven and earth”
A = and
Hieroglyphic Text
Examining the Detached Leaves
The Significance of the Prayerbook
• Helen Silliboy felt a very powerful spiritual element of the book
• She suggested it might be more appropriate, and more respectful of the object, to leave it untouched
To Treat or NOT to Treat• As a result of her
comments, treatment options were reconsidered, and a ‘no treatment’ option was included in the proposal.
• It was clear that a meeting with the owners should be arranged in Newfoundland to discuss the options
Martin HowleyHumanities Librarian
QE II LibraryMemorial University of Newfoundland
Meeting in Saint John’s Newfoundland
Gerald PenneySignal Hill, St. John’s
Conne River Mi’kmaq Band
Conne River
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Conne RiverBay D’Espoir
Newfoundland
Government Building
Meeting with the Band Council Members
Meeting with the Band Council Members
• The condition of the Mi’kmaq prayer book and the difficulties associated with the treatment were presented, along with the advantages and disadvantages for treating or not treating it.
• After a lengthy discussion, it was the decision of the Band Council Members that the prayer book should be fully treated.
Photography
1
5
Analysis of Ink Samples
The inks were analyzed by Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
Analytical Research Laboratory
Analysis of Leather Cover
Leica Polarized Light Microscope
Caribou
Calf
DeerSheepCover
Original Leather Cover Sheepskin Sample
Paper Treatments• Dismantling• Dusting• Surface Cleaning• Lamination Removal• pH Readings• Washing • Leafcasting
Dismantling the Text Block
Dusting the Pages
Surface Cleaning
Lamination & Tape Removal
Suction Table
before after
Measuring the pH
Washing
Leaf-casting
Spanish Vinyector leaf-caster
Leaf-casting• Paper fibres• Disintegrating• Beating• Freeness measurements• Drying pulp• Controls • Calculations• Casting• Pressing
Combination of paper fibres
Measuring the pulp
Hollander beater
Disintegrating the pulp
Measuring the thickness
Calculating the missing area
Pouring the measured amount of pulp into the chamber
Lifting the folio into the leaf-caster on its Reemay® support
Pressing the newly cast sheet in the hydraulic press
Newly cast folio
Microfilming
National Archives of Canada
Microfilming
Staff filming and processing film
Front cover Back cover
Binding
Sewing the Text Block
Headbands
Spineheadband 2 layers of Japanese paper
kettle stitch
sections
Alum-tawed goatskin thongs
Goatskin Parchment for the Cover
Unhairing Fleshing
Stretching – Drying & Finishing
Handmade Parchment & Vellum
Paper Pattern for the Cover
Lacing in the Thongs
Non Adhesive Binding
Yapp Edge
Endpaper
Headbands
Peg MaterialsCaribou bone
Peg attachment
Front Cover Back Cover
Protective Enclosures
Solander box Solander box open
Portfolio containing the original sewing materials
A second solander box was constructed to house the original cover and portfolio above
Completed prayer book displayed on a caribou leather support and Plexiglas® stand
Acknowledgments
Conne River Band Council Members
Sherry Guild Conservator, Works on Paper Section, CCI
Juliet Graham Volunteer Paper Conservator
Gerald Penney Archeologist & Band Negotiator
Martin Howley Humanities Librarian, Memorial University
Helen Sylliboy Mi’kmaq Educator
Acknowledgments
Robert Barclay Conservator, Objects laboratory CCI
Carl Bigras Photographer, Analytical Research Laboratory, CCI
Elizabeth Moffatt Scientist, Analytical Research Laboratory, CCI
Marie-Claude Corbeil Scientist, Analytical Research Laboratory, CCI
Gregory Young Scientist, Conservation Materials Processes Research, CCI
Season Tse Scientist, Conservation Materials Processes Research, CCI
Micheline Sarrazin Microfilm Technician, National Archives of Canada
Michèle Beachamp Microfilm Technician, National Archives of Canada
Francine D’Amour Microfilm Technician, National Archives of Canada
Rick Cavisin Vellum & Parchment Manufacturer