Renovando páginas: o caminho para a restauração e conservação de tesouros literários

Abstract

This work aims to highlight the importance of preserving rare works, through a case study at the UFPB Conservation and Restoration Laboratory (LABCOR). Rey Príncipe Real and Minister of State”, is a manuscript of royal orders dated from 1821 to 1824, which is in the custody of the Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Paraibano – IHGP. Regarding methodology, this work is exploratory and descriptive in nature, based on investigations of an applied and qualitative nature. The study aims to demonstrate the importance of preserving and conserving such significant works, which are part of cultural, historical and social memory, sparking a reflection on initiatives to ensure the integrity of these works. It portrays concepts regarding the preservation, conservation and restoration of rare works, the origin of paper, paper degradation factors, conceptualizes rare works, and, finally, presents as an example the restoration of the studied work.