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Esther Lazarczyk: Sealed capsules made of wood from the Hildesheim city archive Back
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Abstract: Abstract
Seal capsules serve as protection for seals on parchment documents. They should
protect the seal from damage, as the document loses its legal validity without the seal.
The seal capsules were mainly turned from wood, later made from metal and
sometimes also from ivory. They mainly appeared in the 13th to 18th century and
were then successively replaced by other protection systems.
In this thesis, different forms of wooden seal capsules from Stadtarchiv Hildesheim are
examined with regards to their external appearance, their manufacture and their
condition, by taking into account the criteria for recording in wood conservation and
restoration. These include a precise object description, a context analysis, as well
investigations of the materials and surface finishes. Based on these, as well as a status
mapping, a status assessment follows. As an introduction, the anatomy of wood, the
criteria for recording wood conservation and restoration and the craft of turning are
presented.
Possibilities of conservation should be shown and recommendations should be given.
Finally, there is a recommendation for storage, handling and

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Details:
  • academic institution: HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
  • kind of theses:  Bachelorarbeit
  • main Tutor:  Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Rest. Ulrike Hähner
  • assistant Tutor:  Prof. Dr. Michael Schütz
  • date:  2022
  • Language:  German
  • pages:  111
 
Contact:
 
Esther Lazarczyk
estherviktoria.lazarczyk@[Diesen Teil loeschen]gmail.com

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