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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]

The article presents conservation and restoration treatment of a number of textual records performed at the Book and Paper Conservation Centre of the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. Created in the mid-19th century and currently kept by the Archives of the RS, the records in question (included in the fonds AS 31) were seriously damaged mostly due to years of inappropriate storage in the past, and their content could no longer be viewed. Having inspected their condition, a decision was made to restore them using our leaf casting machine, since manual restoration of such a large number of documents would be very time consuming. Conservation-restoration treatment has improved their condition and managed to prevent further deterioration. The content has once again been made available to our users, and with proper protection we also managed to extend the life expectancy of the documents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]