P-Ln (Lisboa) Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal Alc. 441

Support

Gregory's rule

• Irregularly followed

Paper marks

• No marks

Edge treatment

• Regular cut (head)
• Regular cut (tail)
• Regular cut (fore-edge)

Folia colour

• Intrinsic to the material
• Beige

Folio size (mm)/Folio number

304x407/1

Support ID

Teste

Layout

Number of columns

2

Number of lines

33

Pricking

Pricking location

• -Undetermined-

Pricking system

• -Undetermined-

Pricking process

• -Undetermined-

Ruling

Ruling process

• -Undetermined-

Ruling system

• -Undetermined-
• Over a set of open bifolia with the middle bifolio up
• Over a set of open bifolia with the outer bifolio up
• Over a whole closed gathering with the first folio up
• Over a whole closed gathering with the last folio up
• Over a whole open gathering with the middle bifolio up
• Over a whole open gathering with the outer bifolio up
• Over a set of closed bifolia with the last folio up
• Over a set of closed bifolia with the first folio up

Writing

Writing ink material

• Iron gall

Decoration

Major decoration colour(s)

• Yellow
• Green
• Red

Type of minor decoration

• -Undetermined-

Minor decoration colour(s)

• -Undetermined-

Minor decoration material

Teste

Sequence marks

Type of sequence marks

• Signatures

Description of sequence marks

Teste

Wear marks

Type of wear marks

• -Undetermined-

Description of wear marks

Teste

Sewing, supports, board attachment and endbands

Sewing sections

• One-on

Sewing holes

• Round

Number of sewing stations (total)

8

Empty stations

No empty stations

Changeover

• Chainstitch

Main twist of the sewing thread

• Z

Sewing thread colour

• Intrinsic to the material
• Beige

Sewing thread material

• Vegetable fibres

Sewing supports board attachment securing system

• Not visible

Sewing supports colour

• Intrinsic to the material
• White

Average size of the sewing supports (mm)

3,0x8,5

Sewing supports material

• Tawed leather

Number of endband stations

2

Board attachment of endbands cores

• -Undetermined-

Main twist of endbands sewing thread

• Z

Endbands sewing thread colour

• Intrinsic to the material
• Beige

Average endbands sewing thread diameter (mm)

• > 1mm

Endbands sewing thread material

• Vegetable fibres

Endbands cores colour

• Intrinsic to the material
• White

Average size of the endbands cores (mm)

3,0x8,0

Boards

Squares

• Less than 10 mm

Board edges (outer side)

• Cushion

Board edges (inner side)

• Square

Direction of channels for endband cores

• Angled

General orientation of the carvings

• Not visible

Shape of board holes

• Not visible

Boards colour

• Intrinsic to the material
• Light brown

Average size of the boards (mm)

315x488x10

Tool marks on boards

• -Undetermined-

Cover elements

Turn-ins shape

• Straight

Cover mitres

• Sewn
• Butt
• At ca. 45º degrees

Attachment of the cover to the boards

• Fitting
• Adhesion

Decoration technique of the cover

• Spine-panel tooling

Location of cover decoration

• -n/a-

Inscriptions on cover

• -n/a-

Wear marks of the cover

• No cover wear marks

Cover colour(s)

• Intrinsic to the material
• White

Primary cover

• No primary cover

Attachment of the primary cover to the boards and to the cover

• -n/a-

Linings

• Full-height (continuous)

Description of other cover elements

teste

Endleaves

Watermarks on the endleaves

• -n/a-

Decoration technique of the endleaves

• Without decoration

Wear marks on the endleaves

• Inscriptions

Number of endleaves

4

Endleaves colour(s)

• Intrinsic to the material
• Beige

Endleaves material

teste

Endleaves decoration material

teste

Furniture (fastenings, bosses, corners & others)

Number of fastening(s)

2

Type of fastening(s)

• With clasp (open pin clasp)
• With strap(s)

Location of the fastening(s)

• Fore-edge near head
• Fore-edge near tail

Decoration of the fastening(s)

• Embossed
• Vegetal motifs

Fastening(s) colour(s)

• Intrinsic to the material
• Dark brown

Fastening(s) material

teste

Number of existing bosses

9

Type of bosses

• Separate
• More than one piece bosses

Location of the bosses

• Corners left side
• Corners right side
• Centre left side
• Centre right side

Shape of bosses

• Squared
• Circular

Decoration of the bosses

• Without decoration
• Elaborate
• Vegetal motifs
• Geometric motifs

Bosses colour

• Intrinsic to the material
• Copper
• Dark brown

Bosses material

teste

Number of existing corners

0

Type of corner(s)

• No corners

Location of the corner(s)

• -n/a-

Decoration of the corner(s)

• -n/a-

Corner(s) colour(s)

• -n/a-

Average size of the corner(s) (mm)

0

Corner(s) material

teste

Type of large and small nails

• -Undetermined-

Total number of large and small nails

teste

Location of large and small nails

• -Undetermined-
• -n/a-
• Not visible

Large and small nails average size (mm)

teste

Large and small nails material

teste

Other furniture components

• -n/a-

Description of other furniture components

teste

Bookblock

Current assessment (Bookblock)

• Fading of writing/image
• Fading inks/pigments
• Cracking paint/pigment
• Damage from previous interventions

Bookbinding

Past interventions (Bookbinding)

• Until 13th century rebinding
• 14th-16th century rebindings
• 17th-18th Centuries rebinding
• 19th Century rebinding
• 20th century rebinding
• Replacement of stitching elements
• Replacement of parts of the endbands
• Replacement of elements of the endleaves
• Replacement of elements of the boards
• Replacement of cover elements
• Replacement of spine elements
• Replacement of metallic elements

Recent interventions (Bookbinding)

• New Preservation Binding
• Replacement of stitching elements
• Replacement of parts of the endbands
• Replacement of elements of the endleaves
• Replacement of elements of the boards
• Replacement of cover elements
• Replacement of spine elements
• Replacement of metallic elements
• -Indeterminado-

Current assessment (Bookbinding)

• Red rot
• Oxidation of metallic elements
• Damage from previous interventions