340

IJA Number: 340

אלפא ביתא: ותרגילי מקרא למתחילים

Alfa Beta ṿe-Targile Miḳra la-Matḥilim

This is a Hebrew primer used in Baghdad. There are many copies in the collection.

Bibliographic Information

Author Personal:

Ḥadad, ʻEzra

Publisher:

Al Sharḳiyah

Date of Publication:

1948 or 1949

Date of Publication Hebrew:

5709

Place of Publication:

Baghdad

Record Type:

Books

OCLC Number:

233236574

Language:

Hebrew

Annotations:

Yes

Format

Binding Format:

Sewn Binding

Cover Material:

Leather/Decorative Paper

Height:

20.8 cm

Width:

13.7 cm

Depth:

1.8 cm

Preservation

Mold Remediation:

Mold Remediated

Flattening:

Local

Disbound / Disassembled:

Mended:

Yes

Other Treatment:

Volume treated for exhibit. 1) COLLATION The text block was collated. Unlike most of the copies in the IJA collection, page 73/74 remains in place. 2) MOLD REMEDIATION AND SURFACE CLEANING The volume was mold remediated with a HEPA filter Nilfisk vacuum and soft brushes in a fume hood. When necessary, pages were then surface cleaned with soot sponges and with Staedtler Mars Plastic eraser crumbs. 3) PAPER REPAIR Existing mends were re-adhered where necessary with Aytex P wheat starch paste. Throughout the text block, tears were mended and losses filled using acrylic-toned long fiber paper (Hiromi MMN-1 Tengucho and HP-04 Usu Mino Thin) and Aytex P wheat starch paste (or a 50-50 mixture of wheat starch paste and methyl cellulose as a remoistenable tissue preparation). ). The semi-detached green title page and the front endpaper were hinged on with acrylic-toned long fiber tissue and Aytex P wheat starch paste. 4) REPAIRS TO THE CASE The corners of the boards were consolidated and lifting areas of the cover paper were re-adhered with Aytex P wheat starch paste.

Rehoused:

Custom Box

Exhibit:

Page(s) from this item were exhibited as a facsimile at "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage" at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, from October 2013 - January 2014, and at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, in Spring 2014.