Műtárgyvédelem, 2008 (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum)
Vincze Petronella: Felső-Magyarországról származó, kéttornyú templomot formázó betlehem restaurálása
IRODALOM Bíró Miklós: Nyomdászati lexikon, Bíró Miklós kiadása, Budapest, 1936. Karcag Gábor-dr. Upor Andor: Papíripari áruismeret, Műszaki Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1957. Kastaly Beatrix: A papír nedves tisztítása, folttisztítás, ragasztók eltávolítása, Országos Széchényi Könyvtár, Budapest, 1992. Moroz, Richard: Die Trockenreinigung, Restauro, 4/96. N. Takách László: Mázait papírok, MKE Restaurátorképzö Intézet, Készítéstechnikai jegyzetek, 1998. Kézirat gyanánt. Pieske, Christa: Das ABC des Luxuspapiers, Dietrich Reimar Verlag, Berlin, 1983. Römpp, H.: Vegyészeti Lexikon, Bp., 1960, Műszaki könyvkiadó. Restoration of a Christmas Crib from Upper-Northern-Hungary, which imitates a two-towered church Petronella Vincze The large, furnished, church-shaped Christmas Crib is owned by the Museum of Ethnography. The Christmas Crib probably came from Upper Northern Hungary from the beginning of the 20th century, but the exact provenance is not known. The conserved object belongs among the “makeshift” Christmas Cribs resting on the traditions of rural handicrafts, although it excels within its category with its tasteful decoration. The object was completely disassembled during the conservation. After the lifting of the exterior paper cover, the damaged wood could be repaired: the missing elements were replaced, the fractures were glued together, and so the structural stability was restored. The dismantled paper materials were subjected to wet cleaning and neutralization. The entire surface of the Christmas Crib was covered with an isolating and completing paper cover, on which the original covering materials were remounted. The order of remounting was identical to the order at production. The removed former repairs were not put back on the object: they were documented and stored beside the object. The missing areas of the ornamental paper materials and tiles were replaced with coloured japanese paper. The individual elements of the interior of the Christmas Crib were also disassembled. The pattern sheets glued on cardboard and applied on the interior wall surfaces were lifted and cleaned in a dry and a wet condition, and they were neutralized with calcium hydroxide. After drying, the repair strip held together the tears on the back, and then the prints were mounted on Japanese paper to be reinforced on the entire surface. The conserved papers were glued back on the cardboard sheets in patches, similarly to the original solution, and they were returned to their original places. 119
