Summary: A picture of the conservation and restoration work carried out at Rome's Istituto di Patologia del Libro.
Description: Books are received from all over the world in conditions of extreme damage (through fire, flood or insect activity) or deterioration: the film shows how they are examined, treated and restored; laboratories where research to improve techniques is carried out. Paper is made by old fashioned methods to patch incomplete pages etc; books are bound in splendid traditional leather and gold leaf.
Alternative Title:HOSPITAL FOR BOOKS [Translation]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:COI 51
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1919-1938
Production Date:1935
Production Country: Italy
Production Details: Incom Roma (Production company)
Pozzetti, Alberto (Production individual)
Pallavicini, Sandro (Production individual)
Francisco, Pietro (Production individual)
Arnaldi, Piero (Production individual)
Romagnole, Lorenzo (Production individual)
Di Giorgio, L (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: industry, Italian - craft: book restoration (object name)
Italy & Rome, Latium <Istituto di Patalogia del Libro> (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: Italian
Title language: Italian
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 1247 ft; Running time: 14 mins
