RESTORER, PAPER-AND-PRINTS

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Cleans, preserves, restores, and repairs books, documents, maps, prints, photographs, and other paper objects of historic or artistic significance: Examines or tests objects to determine physical condition and chemical structure of paper, ink, paint, or other coating, in order to identify problem and plan safest and most effective method of treating material. Cleans objects by such methods as sprinkling crumbled art gum or draft powder over surface and rotating soft cloth over cleaning agent to absorb soil (dry cleaning), immersing objects in circulating bath of water or mild chemical solution (wet cleaning), or applying solvent to remove rust, fly specks, mildew, or other stains, basing choice of method on knowledge of physical and chemical structure of objects and effects of various kinds of treatment. Preserves or directs preservation of objects by such methods as immersing paper in deacidification baths to remove acidity from papers and ink to prevent deterioration, sealing documents or other papers in cellulose cases and passing sealed objects through heated rollers to laminate them, spraying objects, storage containers, or areas with fungicides, insecticides, or pesticides, and controlling temperature, humidity, and exposure to natural or artificial light in areas where objects are displayed or stored. Restores objects to original appearance by such methods as immersing papers in mild bleach solution to brighten faded backgrounds, removing old varnish from such art works as engravings and mezzotints, or strengthening papers by resizing in bath of gelatin solution. Repairs objects by such methods as mending tears with adhesive and tissue, patching and filling worm holes, torn corners, or large tears by chamfering, inserting, affixing, and staining paper of similar weight and weave to simulate original appearance, or retouching stained, faded, or blurred watercolors, prints, or documents, using colors and strokes to reproduce those of original artist or writer. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 45 53 54 4F 52 45 52 2C 50 41 50 45 52 2D 41 4E 44 2D 50 52 49 4E 54 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000101 01010011 01010100 01001111 01010010 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010000 01000001 01010000 01000101 01010010 00101101 01000001 01001110 01000100 00101101 01010000 01010010 01001001 01001110 01010100 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#69 &#83 &#84 &#79 &#82 &#69 &#82 &#44 &#32 &#80 &#65 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#45 &#80 &#82 &#73 &#78 &#84 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0045 0053 0054 004F 0052 0045 0052 002C 0050 0041 0050 0045 0052 002D 0041 004E 0044 002D 0050 0052 0049 004E 0054 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

RESTORER, PAPER-AND-PRINTS

Specialty Definition: RESTORER, PAPER-AND-PRINTS

Occupations

Alternative Orthography: RESTORER, PAPER-AND-PRINTS

52 45 53 54 4F 52 45 52 2C 50 41 50 45 52 2D 41 4E 44 2D 50 52 49 4E 54 53

01010010 01000101 01010011 01010100 01001111 01010010 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010000 01000001 01010000 01000101 01010010 00101101 01000001 01001110 01000100 00101101 01010000 01010010 01001001 01001110 01010100 01010011

&#82 &#69 &#83 &#84 &#79 &#82 &#69 &#82 &#44 &#32 &#80 &#65 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#45 &#80 &#82 &#73 &#78 &#84 &#83

0052 0045 0053 0054 004F 0052 0045 0052 002C 0050 0041 0050 0045 0052 002D 0041 004E 0044 002D 0050 0052 0049 004E 0054 0053

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