Genesis
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1 MOTB.SCR.000124_001_PM_NL_20190424.tif (Micrograph)
Detail of tissue paper repair connecting two fragment pieces, shiny amber glue pooling in deep surface crack; thicker, darker glue deposits along the edge of lower piece.
- Edge coated with amber glue
2 MOTB.SCR.000124_002_PM_NL_20190424.tif (Micrograph)
Detail of center section, left edge, just below center, where ink flows across crack; to the right, large loss in grain layer is continuous with the crack at the left.
- Large loss in grain layer is continuous with the crack at the left
- Ink flows across crack
3 MOTB.SCR.000124_005_PM_RL_20190424.tif (Micrograph)
Detail of middle of center section, ink at the right flows across flap in leather on to areas of grain loss
- Ink falls across areas of grain loss
1 MOTB.SCR.000124/MOTB.SCR.000124013.jpg (Hirox)
Ink passes over the abraded and torn edge that is coated with glue, powdery white deposits on top of ink and in grain recesses
- Powdery white deposits on top of ink and in grain recesses
- Abraded fragment edge is compacted with glue
4 MOTB.SCR.000124/MOTB.SCR.000124010.jpg (Hirox)
Upper portion of the largest piece, to right of center, where some ink on darker intact grain layer extends on to delaminated areas, which are lower than the grain layer and more fibrous and uniform in appearance
- Ink extends onto delaminated area below grain layer
4 MOTB.SCR.000124008.jpg (Hirox)
Detail of image 5a, showing ink extending to the right over edge of grain layer and on to an area of delamination (ink appears thinner and slightly translucent here)
5 MOTB.SCR.000124/MOTB.SCR.000124007.jpg (Hirox)
Upper portion of largest piece to left of center. Stroke of ink extends to the right on to an area where darker brown grain layer is missing.
- Ink extends onto delaminated area below grain layer
6 MOTB.SCR.000124/MOTB.SCR.000124028.jpg (Hirox)
Detail of thick, shiny ink that appears lumpy due to having been applied over granular deposits.