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Abstracts Zsuzsanna Tóth Bookbindings of Corvinas in the collection of the National Széchényi Library The study is presenting the results of the investigation on the binding and decoration techniques used for the Corvinas from the collection of the National Széchényi Library (Budapest, Hungary). The main aim of the survey was data collection because a systematic and detailed survey about binding structures has never been conducted before. The most well-known samples are the leather bound Corvinas which represent a unique chapter in the history of bindings. Decorated with gilding applications and blind tooling, they were made in Buda by Italians or masters who studied in Italy. The velvet bindings with painted and gilded edges also prepared in Buda and found with the Corvinas, and codices and codex fragments that had lost their original bindings were included in the scope of the survey. The current condition of the rebound and repaired bindings was also recorded with indication on the traces of the original bindings. The comparison of the codex-bindings shows that multiple differences and variations can be found among the seemingly identical leather and velvet bindings. This might refer to workshops of several professionals or the exploration of a new binding type just taking shape. Zsuzsanna Tóth Wood and furniture conservator artist MA Paper and book conservator Translated by: Eszter Tóth Boglárka Lengyel A young girl with headdress from the Turkish occupation. The reconstruction of the headdress from Gödöllő The highly damaged headdress found in 1967 during an archaeological fieldwork in Gödöllő (Hungary) was conserved immediately after the excavation, but nowadays further conservation work was required. Since the exhibition of the object had raised several problems, a replica was made using the same materials as seen on the original and on analogue pieces. Wherever the original manufacture technology was known or could be recognized, the same producing methods were adopted. The metal threads for the reconstruction were made by hand from metal, the inner thread was made of linen, and the beads were created from glass and minerals. The replica is put on display in the City Museum of Gödöllő and shows the headdress as it was most likely worn in its age. Boglárka Lengyel Metal and goldsmiths conservator artist MA Conservator of archaeological metal objects Translated by: the author György Németh Cabinets of Sámuel Bíró of Homoródszentmárton and Klára Daniel of Vargyas. Two cabinets with unusual structure from the first decade of the 18th century The study reviews the most important results and the history of 20 years of research on a unique furniture type known only from two subsisting pieces. One of them belongs to the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. The other originally was part of the collection of Székely National Museum in Sepsiszentgyörgy. In the course of World War II this collection was transported to Zalaegerszeg and it was destroyed during an air raid. Only bands, embossings and handles of the cabinet were preserved. Considering the historical circumstances - the cabinets were made in 1705 and 1709, during Rákóczi’s insurrection (1703-11) - it was a miracle that the financial situation of Sámuel Bíró of Homoródszentmárton and Klára Daniel of Vargyas allowed the creation of these two particular pieces of furniture in Transylvania struck by war, epidemics and hunger. According to their construction and functions, these two cabinets can be considered as unparalleled phenomena in the history of European furniture industry. The Hungarian piece preserved in the Furniture Collection of the Museum of Applied Arts had been restored in 1994-95 by the author, but the existence of this type of furniture remained questionable until the photos of the analogue székely piece emerged. These two cabinets could have an influence on the history of furniture, as they represent a group with moving structural elements, which - in our opinion - could be considered, as an evolutionary station of the convertible, multifunctional pieces of furniture taking shape in the middle of the 18th century in Europe. We must also emphasize that the investigation should continue, however this research is beyond the competence 197
