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Conservation Treatment of the Conne River Mi’kmaq Prayer Book David Hanington Book & Paper Conservator Works on Paper Laboratory
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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/
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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.
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Examination Front cover Text block
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No man or woman living at conne knows how old this book is Pencil inscription on the front cover Added in 1959
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Text Block Text block is sewn onto four vellum thongs
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Text Block Water stains Tears
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Drawings & Annotations
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Decorative Designs
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Watermark Design Crown & Shield 1807 Handmade Paper Observations under transmitted light. Computer enhancement on the right. Text Block
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Papermaker’s Name J. JELLYMAN 1807 located in Salisbury, Dowton, Wiltshire England
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Detached Pages
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Helen Sylliboy Mi’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
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MI’KMAQ HIEROGLYPHIC PRAYERS
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“who created heaven and earth” A = and Hieroglyphic Text
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Examining the Detached Leaves
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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
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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
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Martin Howley Humanities Librarian QE II Library Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Meeting in Saint John’s Newfoundland Gerald Penney Signal Hill, St. John’s
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Conne River Mi’kmaq Band Conne River Newfoundland St. John’s
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Conne River Bay D’Espoir Newfoundland Government Building
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Meeting with the Band Council Members
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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.
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Photography
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Analysis of Ink Samples The inks were analyzed by Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy Analytical Research Laboratory
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Analysis of Leather Cover Leica Polarized Light Microscope
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Caribou Calf DeerSheepCover
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Original Leather CoverSheepskin Sample
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Paper Treatments Dismantling Dusting Surface Cleaning Lamination Removal pH Readings Washing Leafcasting Dismantling the Text Block
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Dusting the Pages Surface Cleaning
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Lamination & Tape Removal Suction Table before after
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Measuring the pH Washing
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Leaf-casting Spanish Vinyector leaf-caster Leaf-casting Paper fibres Disintegrating Beating Freeness measurements Drying pulp Controls Calculations Casting Pressing
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Combination of paper fibres Measuring the pulp
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Hollander beater Disintegrating the pulp
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Measuring the thickness Calculating the missing area
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Pouring the measured amount of pulp into the chamber Lifting the folio into the leaf-caster on its Reemay® support
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Pressing the newly cast sheet in the hydraulic press Newly cast folio
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Microfilming National Archives of Canada
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Microfilming Staff filming and processing film
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Front coverBack cover Binding
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Sewing the Text Block
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Headbands Spine headband2 layers of Japanese paper kettle stitch sections Alum-tawed goatskin thongs
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Goatskin Parchment for the Cover
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UnhairingFleshing Stretching – Drying & Finishing Handmade Parchment & Vellum
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Paper Pattern for the Cover
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Lacing in the Thongs
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Non Adhesive Binding Yapp Edge Endpaper
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Headbands
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Peg Materials Caribou bone Peg attachment
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Front CoverBack Cover
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Protective Enclosures Solander boxSolander box open
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Portfolio containing the original sewing materials A second solander box was constructed to house the original cover and portfolio above
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Completed prayer book displayed on a caribou leather support and Plexiglas® stand
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Acknowledgments Conne RiverBand 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 SylliboyMi’kmaq Educator
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Acknowledgments Robert Barclay Conservator, Objects laboratory CCI Carl Bigras Photographer, Analytical Research Laboratory, CCI Elizabeth MoffattScientist, Analytical Research Laboratory, CCI Marie-Claude Corbeil Scientist, Analytical Research Laboratory, CCI Gregory YoungScientist, Conservation Materials Processes Research, CCI Season TseScientist, Conservation Materials Processes Research, CCI Micheline Sarrazin Microfilm Technician, National Archives of Canada Michèle Beachamp Microfilm Technician, National Archives of Canada Francine D’AmourMicrofilm Technician, National Archives of Canada Rick CavisinVellum & Parchment Manufacturer
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