It would have been great to know something about the book; its title, its age, its contents, etc.

Everyone before you question the mold and no gloves read the description first!

This is literally my dream. I honestly didn’t know there were schools you could go to to learn this stuff, which is crazy bc obviously people learn it from somewhere. I’ve just started binding my own sketch books to get down the basics and repairing some overly loved family favorites. But I want to learn so much more 😍

The book is in Italian Proud to see something of my culture restored and saved. You're amazing! Good job!

Oh, that endlessly repeating music... irritating.

It's hard to believe anyone would have thought you could resurrect anything in that condition.

assalamualaikum fellow brother!I know this is random but do you know what makes me feel so happy about this video? it's the fact that there are actually Muslims who are involved in this kind of work I've been wanting to get into this kind of field since I was a child I have sincerely loved history, art and science for years Now I am 17 there are times when I get confused whether I should pursue my dream career as either an archaeologist or a historian honestly I haven't really made up my mind about what field I'm gonna get into later in the university but this video actually inspired me ..and also taught me that it's not impossible to chase my childhood dream 😁

Dear lord in Heaven! To say this was a challenge was to make the understatement of the year. 😲😁

الفيديو دوت انا ممكن شفتو اكثر من خمسين مرة. ما بيتملش ابدا. و الله انا اعيش لحظات العمل معاكم لدرجة اني اطلعت على جنبات الورشة و تموضع الخامات و الادوات ووو... حقيقي شغل فني و علمي و حضاري رائع .. انا بحييكم استاذ شريف و اتمنى من ربنا انو يوفقني اني امشي في نفس طريقكم الجميلة ذي. تحيتي ليكم و للطقم الشغال معاكم. كل الاعجاب و التقدير و الاحترام . محبكم ابو عبد الحميد من الجزائر.

I stumbled across this video but I am so glad I did! It was amazing to watch the conservation of such an old book in such awful conditions. Very excellent work!

What a beautiful little volume. Something worth saving. Thank you

This is amazing, thank you for posting. I've got a first edition "Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates" I picked up at a garage sale years ago that's in similarly horrid condition. Your video gives me hope I can have it fixed one day.

The process and complete restoration of that little volume was lovely. Thank you so much for sharing this!

I really surprised that the book was able to be restored.Oustanding performance very professional. my congratulations to all the workers

Getting started in bookbinding, this was fascinating -

I believe this restoration in taking place in Egypt and done by Egyptians. If so, I would be so proud. And in all cases I am excited to watch this meticulous work.

I like the music, and being a Bibliophile I say nice job!

This was so interesting to watch. I so admire your concentration, patience and talent. Thank you for posting this

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing. Can you imagine if we all took this kind of care in our efforts?

A charming video and so good to see what looks like a terminal case brought back from the brink.

I'm no expert, but shouldnt the pages be encased in like acrylic sheets? Being bound in paper would let it get ruined again in time.

I think the book is the "Paradiso de' contemplativi parte quarta de la luce dell'anima," a work of mysticism by the Franciscan Bartolomeo de Saluzzo. I can't figure out which edition this is, but it could be the first, which was published in Rome in 1607 by the heirs of Luigi Zanetti. There is just one known copy (I think) of the first, which resides at the Library at the University of Seville. It would make some sense that the copy being restored in the video is a first edition, as the later editions (several between 1608 and 1614, and another in 1674), are all a bit more common. A very impressive restoration.

In the description you say it is "a moldy 17th-century rare book." What book is it? And do you have higher-resolution page images?

DESCRIPTION DISCLAIMER for those of you wondering... Before giving this object to the students, it has been treated to be sure that the molds are not active. In addition, most of the conservators believe that using gloves in many cases make them clumsy and more likely to create more damage to the object. Molds are dangerous and detrimental to health. You should take into account all the necessary handling precautions. In case of active molds, I urge you to use gloves and mask to handle these moldy materials.

Thank you for saving an italian book!

This was absolutely incredible to see. Book conservation and restoration is not something I have seen much of on youtube. Would love to see more.

That is the most obnoxious piano I've ever heard.

I read the description about the pages containing inactive mould, but When doing conservation, work gloves are not just worn for the protection of the conservationist, but also for the protection of the object being restored. Oils from the skin can be damaging. As for the students saying the gloves make them "feel clumsy," they need better fitting gloves.

Great Job... Thanks for all the ECAP Master Students , And a Special Thanks for Prof. Simona Inserra.

Why no gloves?

Why don't you wear gloves? :O I know it's easier to handle the paper without, but that's some bad mold!

Thanks Sheriff! I always wondered if restoring paper documents is possible. Now I know🙂✌🏻

Why isn't everyone wearing a mask. Also those aren't anti mold masks.

What is the book about? In the end I noticed a lot of content of the pages missing. I was expecting you guys would have puzzled it a little better. I know it was in awful conditions but maybe do a little puzzling the pieces back together so you don't have huge chunks without words and sentences.

Travail très remarquable such a great work of art many thanks for sharing :) :) :) Un bonjour de France (Bretagne )

Very satisfying to watch

yall read the description!!! there are ways to treat mold that make it safe for handling, i.e. exposing it to certain gases Disclaimer: Before giving this object to the students, it has been treated to be sure that the molds are not active. In addition, most of the conservators believe that using gloves in many cases make them clumsy and more likely to create more damage to the object. Molds are dangerous and detrimental to health. You should take into account all the necessary handling precautions. In case of active molds, I urge you to use gloves and mask to handle these moldy materials.

Ah, that was really enjoyable to watch, thank you!

Beautiful work! Congratulations! I have a book that got wet and after it dried the pages were stuck. When you try to remove them they tear. What should I do to take off without tearing? Thanks Trabalho lindo! Parabéns! Tenho um livro que molhou e depois de seco as páginas ficaram coladas. Ao tentar tirar elas se rasgam. O que eu devo fazer para descolar sem rasgar?

Such skilled and detailed work. I'm impressed!

what is the content of the book?

Music is sick. That must be some important book! So many people working on it! Probably not in English at least not yet!

Them "washing" the pages made me so nervous!! This is wonderful though. :)

I don't understand how you saved both sides of a pages? You split them before glueing to paper?

Thank you for the video. How unique is this book? What's the name of this book? perhaps it would be better to use the white capital.

Mind. Blown. AMAZING!!

So beautiful and very good work

Is it okay to not weak gloves?

This is beautiful beyond words! Thanks for sharing :)

Masha’Allah, great work on that restoration!!

So it is a team work… grt

Thank you for posting this interesting video. Well done to all the team!

Miracle workers.

this was a glorious piece of work. Bravo!!

Beautiful teamwork and excellent finish despite the obstacles. I would LOVE to have been part of that project. :)

They didn’t use gloves?

Wonderful work, such great care taken. Thank you for sharing.

How to do it in my house????? I don't have that thing to do

Bravo! A joy to watch!

Wow !

Nice work 😘😘😘😘😘😘

Hi I love book restoration and really enjoyed this video but I have no clue what the book is. I've seen that you have told people the information is listed in the description of the video but all it says is that it is a rare book from the seventeenth century. If you know the name of the book, or could include some type of excerpt in a reply to this I would really appreciate it. Or if you have like pictures maybe you could post them to imgir to let people see them!

Such a satisfying video. Where was this done?

Would be nice if you made a nice hard cover for it. Also I'm not sure what the terminology is but evening out the edge of the pages would make it look nicer!

Fascinating!

why aren't they wearing gloves

Could the fragments be read continually well, the missing parts figured out in context? Nice job fixing it.

Splendid work, thank you for sharing.

I'm extremely impressed that the students were able to clean and separate the pages of that awful lump they started with. I wasn't very impressed with the headband they stitched though, the colors were unevenly spaced creating a unsymmetrical random look. Unless that's the look they were going for, in which case they nailed it!

Very interesting video, thanks for sharing! May I ask if the print on the reverse of the original pages is "lost" to the preservation process when they are mounted on the new paper, or is there a process to reveal this print? Thank you.

without nitril gloves ?

And just as important, I assume the book was scanned/photographed and can now be read by anyone with a smartphone; today and forever in the future.

just imagine that someone turn on the FAN. :))

Well done! Beautiful team work.

Wauw! Qué trabajo!

would love to see close up picture son the inside pages once restored.

so incredible!

Why would they make you rush it? Wouldn't it be more beneficial for the book to do it in your own time?

A wonderful team they did great job

What was the books title, and how many where printed or written? really cool video anyway.

great 👍 work 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 salute you

How many years old the book was?

You mentioned you did this on a limited budget, how much are we talking about for this basic conservation method? Good job, by the way.

As good as restoring/repairing antiques is, it kind of pains me to see someone do this, by the end it's nothing like it once was. But I guess if it weren't for people who were into antiques and willing to "restore" these items, we would know alot less of our history than we do currently.

Don't know you guys will get this comment or not but i wanted to know i have 1600 ad family tree i wanted to restore it can you help me out?

My question is, is there a way to get cat urine out of books?

I'm only wondering about safety here. What the temperature in that room is,i.e. is it cold enough, and that everyone _should_be wearing eye-wear and masks. The pages being handled appear to be rife with mold spores. Pulmonary mycoses is just awful.

magician you are

A friend of mine has his family's Al Qur'an. The cover and binding is falling apart but he is afraid to send it away to be repaired lest it is harmed. What should he do?

So what was the book?

IS this how you would whiten yellow pages? What solution are they using?

Why didn't you use paper pulp for filling losses? Or i'm not right, you did?

Fantastic to watch, the care taken, what is the book please and how old is it? Where did the restoration take place?

What book is this?

Saw everyone wearing masks and had to check the date on the video -- but then, ah yeah, right, it's mold

What was used to kill the mold? Also, what was the paper washed with?

Y los guantes? ...

there's no way that this is a 17th century book it would not have been handled in such a manner and it does not look to appear that old. It looks as though it is a book no more than 30 years old that's been left in the rain to sit and be used as a demonstration of a what if scenario.

And I was fretting over some of my books that needed repairing.

Actual restoration starts at 1:05