It would have been great to know something about the book; its title, its age, its contents, etc.
@michelleuruski15456 жыл бұрын
Ikr it’s just a “rare book”
@Digitalhunny5 жыл бұрын
Thought it was: 'Bubbles in the Bath' by: Ivor Windybottom
@barbarajordan31455 жыл бұрын
Looks like a very old Quran. They are saved in a special sacred cave in Pakistan (?) and none can ever be destroyed!
@GoobNoob5 жыл бұрын
It's in italian. I can see the words Father in the top. So most likely it's about Theology, otherwise maybe a play.
@nashvillain1715 жыл бұрын
@Barbara Jordan Nothing about it looks like a 17th century Quran
@killereria99456 жыл бұрын
Everyone before you question the mold and no gloves read the description first!
@jackieheaney68644 жыл бұрын
Are hands not acidic!!?
@buttonqueen1713 жыл бұрын
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 😍
@cloudy_a6 жыл бұрын
The book is in Italian Proud to see something of my culture restored and saved. You're amazing! Good job!
@jasperdenotter20662 жыл бұрын
looks latin
@matitablu56782 жыл бұрын
@@jasperdenotter2066 sia latino che italiano, libro religioso (angelo, benedetto ecc.)
@TMPreRaff6 жыл бұрын
Oh, that endlessly repeating music... irritating.
@salrial7445 жыл бұрын
So....mute the sound.
@radiatorbacon52395 жыл бұрын
I just muted the sound
@Dizzyish4 жыл бұрын
I also turned down the sound. This tune is seemingly like that old mobile ice-cream van that went around selling soft serve ice-cream.
@jackieheaney68644 жыл бұрын
Narration would be better.
@nohahaggag4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed it
@trojanette83455 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe anyone would have thought you could resurrect anything in that condition.
@nurulaqilah96436 жыл бұрын
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 😁
@sherif3afifi6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your fantastic words. Saving heritage is a global language, I am really happy that you have inspired by this video. wishing you a good luck.
@suziekeuls75826 жыл бұрын
I am an archeaology student :) So if you have any question feel free to ask!
@EddieLeal Жыл бұрын
Dear lord in Heaven! To say this was a challenge was to make the understatement of the year. 😲😁
@user-dv8uc5kz7n5 жыл бұрын
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.
@nashvillain1715 жыл бұрын
Yeah whatever
@sarabrashear41625 жыл бұрын
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!
@ahtaimo8 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful little volume. Something worth saving. Thank you
@mystra136 жыл бұрын
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.
@hamidazayed60075 жыл бұрын
You should make sure all the mold on it is inactive, though. Mold can be pretty dangerous, wether you touch it or breath it. I'm not a scientist though, so I don't really know if book mold can be that dangerous but just for your safety. They wrote in the video description that the book mold was made sure to inactive before the students can handle it.
@hashtagdag6 жыл бұрын
The process and complete restoration of that little volume was lovely. Thank you so much for sharing this!
@rafaelramos14864 жыл бұрын
I really surprised that the book was able to be restored.Oustanding performance very professional. my congratulations to all the workers
@hiker645 жыл бұрын
Getting started in bookbinding, this was fascinating -
@nohahaggag4 жыл бұрын
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.
@overthehills_faraway83204 жыл бұрын
I like the music, and being a Bibliophile I say nice job!
@lenas94873 жыл бұрын
Same!
@johannaaalberts-henderson43127 жыл бұрын
This was so interesting to watch. I so admire your concentration, patience and talent. Thank you for posting this
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
thanks for your comment.
@janebutz53756 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing. Can you imagine if we all took this kind of care in our efforts?
@Bob-fz7pd5 жыл бұрын
Too bad we'll never be able to actually repair a book like this due to lack of info.
@martinthatsall15187 жыл бұрын
A charming video and so good to see what looks like a terminal case brought back from the brink.
@anandnarvenkar52595 жыл бұрын
Wish I can do it so nice let me know possibility to learn
@jhuztein11256 жыл бұрын
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.
@williamcotter92724 жыл бұрын
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.
@soneil77455 жыл бұрын
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?
@claddagh19815 жыл бұрын
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.
@KairiPluck6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saving an italian book!
@Isabella-nh5dm5 жыл бұрын
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.
@redstickcbr96076 жыл бұрын
That is the most obnoxious piano I've ever heard.
@sxffereditz30134 жыл бұрын
RedStick CBR XD the best comment I’ve seen
@gmaddocks4 жыл бұрын
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.
@sherif3afifi4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Regarding using gloves or not, please read this article www.sherifafifi.info/blogs/post/using-gloves-or-not-in-conservation/
@AhmedBelalPhd8 жыл бұрын
Great Job... Thanks for all the ECAP Master Students , And a Special Thanks for Prof. Simona Inserra.
@teevee97686 жыл бұрын
Why no gloves?
@AtticusDraco6 жыл бұрын
i thought the same the project screamed gloves
@evcotter086 жыл бұрын
A lot of rare book libraries believe that gloves make you clumsy and more likely to damage the book.
@timothybeebe63826 жыл бұрын
evcotter08 gloves do make you more clumsy. Hate using them every time I have to
@breannathompson90946 жыл бұрын
Plus dont like the oils of your skin break down the pages faster or is that only with like parchment and stuff?
@sheilamurdock506 жыл бұрын
...and respirators too!
@Ginny8556 жыл бұрын
Why don't you wear gloves? :O I know it's easier to handle the paper without, but that's some bad mold!
@sherif3afifi6 жыл бұрын
+Ginny855 Thank you for your comment, and definitely I agree with you, molds are very dangerous and detrmintal to health; as it is not recommend to deal with it without gloves unless you sure it is inactive. However, you will find the answer of your question on the discreption part of this video
@Ginny8556 жыл бұрын
Sherif Afifi Sorry, I didn't find the answer, maybe I'm blind :D As far as I know even dead mold could be very dangerous... but I guess you all survived it ;) ...you did a great job anyway!
@amym13556 жыл бұрын
Gloves are actually not generally recommended when handling antiquarian books, as cotton gloves absorb and transfer dust and latex gloves are coated in a powder which may be damaging to books. The books I worked with were generally vellum and the natural oils found on dry, clean hands were good for the books overtime, though I'm no expert on seventh century books and so I can't say if that would apply. We'd typically handle books with mold problems with vinyl gloves, but the downside of them is, with the loss of touch, they make you a bit more clumsy, so I can understand why, with a book as delicate as this, they'd go for bare hands.
@Ginny8556 жыл бұрын
Amy M I'm studying paper conservation, so I know the disadvantages of gloves (especially cotton gloves). But we also have to protect ourselves, so we have to wear powderfree vinyl gloves :)
@vilmafrancisco52576 жыл бұрын
Ginny855 ,,
@emaderaghi3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sheriff! I always wondered if restoring paper documents is possible. Now I know🙂✌🏻
@zross84716 жыл бұрын
Why isn't everyone wearing a mask. Also those aren't anti mold masks.
@xXxGnuVirusxXx6 жыл бұрын
Z Ross masks are for white people
@Digitalhunny5 жыл бұрын
@Z Ross - They didn't mention if the students _passed_ the course, or not? OR How many got sick weeks or months later & they still don't know why? 🤔 We all _must:_ 🤣🤣 "Just member dat, dem is books smarts, _not_ common sense smarts." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@The_Butler_Did_It5 жыл бұрын
Read the description
@purplestripes40764 жыл бұрын
Not everyone is extra sensitive to mold
@bulletsfordinner83075 жыл бұрын
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.
@legendrebernard25494 жыл бұрын
Travail très remarquable such a great work of art many thanks for sharing :) :) :) Un bonjour de France (Bretagne )
@legendrebernard25494 жыл бұрын
superbe maîtrise merci pour cet enrichissement :) :)
@legendrebernard25494 жыл бұрын
merci à vous surtout :) bonne soirée
@tardwrangler7 жыл бұрын
Very satisfying to watch
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
Snake_XIX thanks a lot
@jennyneedsmeds3 жыл бұрын
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.
@leahmarine95146 жыл бұрын
Ah, that was really enjoyable to watch, thank you!
@nivaldomacale52644 жыл бұрын
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?
@maggiesue48257 жыл бұрын
Such skilled and detailed work. I'm impressed!
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot
@santi-zc5fv6 жыл бұрын
what is the content of the book?
@bettegregory49605 жыл бұрын
Music is sick. That must be some important book! So many people working on it! Probably not in English at least not yet!
@j.m.8086 жыл бұрын
Them "washing" the pages made me so nervous!! This is wonderful though. :)
@elisa3rth776 жыл бұрын
J. M. I was nervous too . .. I was nooo not water paper and water dont mix togheter !!!hahaha oh well glad to see they know what they're doing 😊
@ilyavitomskov30575 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how you saved both sides of a pages? You split them before glueing to paper?
@sherif3afifi5 жыл бұрын
By mending only the missing parts and tears using a specialized paper (Japanese Kozo paper)
@rarebookconservation4 жыл бұрын
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.
@user-zy6gz6it4f4 жыл бұрын
+
@yoriasmr4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@dchino86797 жыл бұрын
Mind. Blown. AMAZING!!
@dchino86797 жыл бұрын
However, one thing puzzles me. All that work, and those so-fragile pages, and you guys chose a binding with absolutely no structure or support whatsoever, which will let those carefully restored paged flop and flap and curl?
@badboykhalsa4 жыл бұрын
So beautiful and very good work
@Min-Taro5 жыл бұрын
Is it okay to not weak gloves?
@Foto224176 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful beyond words! Thanks for sharing :)
@Dizzyish4 жыл бұрын
Masha’Allah, great work on that restoration!!
@BoltiKahaniyaByMamtaBhatt7 ай бұрын
So it is a team work… grt
@sheilaghbrosky6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this interesting video. Well done to all the team!
@bobkins2707 жыл бұрын
Miracle workers.
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot
@DanielLopez-pb3zs6 жыл бұрын
this was a glorious piece of work. Bravo!!
@WitchyLady215 жыл бұрын
Beautiful teamwork and excellent finish despite the obstacles. I would LOVE to have been part of that project. :)
@techrenn6 жыл бұрын
They didn’t use gloves?
@DaniB19786 жыл бұрын
Wonderful work, such great care taken. Thank you for sharing.
@kannada.kalike5 жыл бұрын
How to do it in my house????? I don't have that thing to do
@m.clatworthy39017 жыл бұрын
Bravo! A joy to watch!
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot
@VeradonaRestoration6 жыл бұрын
Wow !
@jackalex446 жыл бұрын
Nice work 😘😘😘😘😘😘
@radiatorbacon52395 жыл бұрын
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!
@alankelly-hamm27026 жыл бұрын
Such a satisfying video. Where was this done?
@emaderaghi3 жыл бұрын
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!
@carolinestagg68072 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@dovelyy6 жыл бұрын
why aren't they wearing gloves
@jennyneedsmeds3 жыл бұрын
read the description. "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. "
@williamjhunter57143 жыл бұрын
Could the fragments be read continually well, the missing parts figured out in context? Nice job fixing it.
@splendidcakes6 жыл бұрын
Splendid work, thank you for sharing.
@TomlinsTE4 жыл бұрын
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!
@rupertthomson7 жыл бұрын
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.
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
+Rupert Thomson thank you, and definitely the print on the verso side of the the paper has been mended as the recto, only the missing parts. So, it is not a mounting process for the paper, conservators usually do mending not mounting is such cases.
@rupertthomson7 жыл бұрын
Ah, I see! Thank you for making that clear.
@Retroscoop3 ай бұрын
without nitril gloves ?
@GarthMurray16 жыл бұрын
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.
@AliHureiby6 жыл бұрын
just imagine that someone turn on the FAN. :))
@GarthMurray16 жыл бұрын
Ali Hureiby - Damn you! The whole time I was watching I was thinking about making that comment. 😀
@FictionFaction5 жыл бұрын
That's pure evil xD
@channelsixtysix0663 жыл бұрын
AAARRGGHHH !! "Oops, Sorry .... 😳"
@dianeconti76026 жыл бұрын
Well done! Beautiful team work.
@valeriacolivoro256 жыл бұрын
Wauw! Qué trabajo!
@davidkelsey28646 жыл бұрын
would love to see close up picture son the inside pages once restored.
@sherif3afifi6 жыл бұрын
Sure, with pleasure, send me your mail
@paciuciu6 жыл бұрын
so incredible!
@therestorationofdrwho18657 жыл бұрын
Why would they make you rush it? Wouldn't it be more beneficial for the book to do it in your own time?
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
The Restoration of Dr Who reading the video description at first is highly recommended; to understand more about the video and the project.
@therestorationofdrwho18657 жыл бұрын
Sherif Afifi yeah, limited materials and basic tools. It could have been done better with high grader tools and materials. Why was a challenge put in place?
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
The Restoration of Dr Who . It was a Master students assignment project - as it was described - (assignment means you have a specific time to finish given task in accordance to certain available time, and conditions) and that was one of the challenges TIME FACTOR.
@suemount60426 жыл бұрын
A wonderful team they did great job
@thomaswalsh50717 жыл бұрын
What was the books title, and how many where printed or written? really cool video anyway.
@BeyondBordersVlogs5 жыл бұрын
great 👍 work 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 salute you
@sufsanin19177 жыл бұрын
How many years old the book was?
@wheelmanjosh19826 жыл бұрын
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.
@howler15794 жыл бұрын
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.
@Saifullah-io7cu2 жыл бұрын
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?
@faylynaddams76786 жыл бұрын
My question is, is there a way to get cat urine out of books?
@sherif3afifi6 жыл бұрын
Faylyn Hillier. Washing with Alkaline buffer solution may helps.
@5wm5622 жыл бұрын
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.
@BeyondBordersVlogs5 жыл бұрын
magician you are
@TheAngelaification7 жыл бұрын
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?
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
TheAngelaification he can ask a consultation from a conservation lab near to him, other wise keeping his rare object in a acid free box until he find a specialist conservator to do the necessary work.
@TheAngelaification7 жыл бұрын
Should it be in a box rather than on display?
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
TheAngelaification sure
@TheAngelaification7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.
@TheAngelaification7 жыл бұрын
Does the air hurt it?
@sanddabz56355 жыл бұрын
So what was the book?
@treemoon63947 жыл бұрын
IS this how you would whiten yellow pages? What solution are they using?
@sherif3afifi7 жыл бұрын
Bleaching (whiten) is completely not recommended during old paper treatment, that was only de-acidification, However, chlorine usually used during the bleaching process
@mariadmitrieva76705 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you use paper pulp for filling losses? Or i'm not right, you did?
@sherif3afifi5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment and question. Leaf casting machine was not available in this lab that is why we tend to mend papers manually and that was one of the challenges.
@LizMcNamara476 жыл бұрын
Fantastic to watch, the care taken, what is the book please and how old is it? Where did the restoration take place?
@sherif3afifi6 жыл бұрын
+LizMcNamara47 Thanks! Answers are on the discreption
@frankstrawnation7 жыл бұрын
What book is this?
@TrekkerLLAP3 жыл бұрын
Saw everyone wearing masks and had to check the date on the video -- but then, ah yeah, right, it's mold
@pwnyou22954 жыл бұрын
What was used to kill the mold? Also, what was the paper washed with?
@sherif3afifi4 жыл бұрын
Ethylene
@apologeticazion6 жыл бұрын
Y los guantes? ...
@terrimyrick15305 жыл бұрын
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.
@channelsixtysix0663 жыл бұрын
And I was fretting over some of my books that needed repairing.