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The Škofiče manuscript, kept by the Diocesan Archives in Klagenfurt, was severely damaged and thus not available for users. The paper presents the methodology of choosing the correct conservation-restoration treatments and their execution. Damaged parts were restored in such manner that the existing structural elements, which had been added to the binding through time, were kept, adjusted and included into the binding restoration. Torn and missing parts of the pages of the book block were also restored. After these treatments, the book is again available for use. Conservation-restoration treatments were performed at the Restoration and Conservation Centre of the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In June 2019, the Faculty of Arts of the University in Ljubljana and the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia organized an international scientific symposium "Works of Art on Parchment and Paper". Proceedings with 27 peer-reviewed articles were published in November 2019. Experts from the field of natural and humanistic sciences presented their results related to techniques of monuments' creation and their place in the time of creation; they presented relationships among artists and their audiences and presented problems of preservation, conservation, restoration and interpretation of art works on parchment and paper. The article gives a brief overview of the symposium and then focuses on the interconnection among humanistic and natural sciences and reflects the author's thoughts on the meaning and wholeness of research, knowledge collection and achievement of scientific goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The apprentice book of Maribor surgeons kept by Regional Archives Maribor, with its content and data on apprentices of Maribor surgeon guild in the period between 1776-1837, is considered as important cultural heritage. Because of negligent use in the past, the book was so damaged that it was no longer possible to handle it safely. Binding was damaged, while text block was severely impaired since several leaves were cut out. Consequently, the thickness of text block was thinner than the spine, thus each handling caused new mechanical damage. On places where leaves were cut out, we added new ones which restored the appropriate thickness of the text book. When restoring covers, we limited ourselves to the minimal intervention while preserving the authenticity of original materials. The binding was reconstructed based on inventory of original binding. After intervention, we made protective enclosure from permanent/durable paper for the book. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]