“Conservation is a profession like medicine.” This is how a Turkish institution is saving rare books and manuscripts – with care and hard work
Zehra Dervis completing missing parts with Japanese paper / Photo: TRT World
Among the manuscripts and books brought here for restoration are from different libraries across Türkiye, particularly from Istanbul. Sifahane is also among the top in Europe in terms of number of professionals – with a team of up to 80 experts, including chemical engineers, chemists, and biologists. It also uses the latest technology in book restoration.Elif Ozyalcin works on a 16th-century Persian manuscript as she fixes insect holes / Photo: TRT World
Manuscripts – made of organic materials such as paper, leather, and parchment – are damaged over time due to various reasons, including humidity, fungal growth, insects and natural decay. “There are many factors that destroy the artefacts,” says Baydar, who has been working in the institution for several years.
“This is a gratifying job. There are manuscripts I finished in 15 days and also the one that took me two years,” Yuksel tells TRT World as she works on a page to fix holes made by insects.
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