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Re: Modern Libraries (was Re: Bad news for TRU)
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Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:02:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Paul Ferguson writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> (snip)
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> > The first time I was in the building we work with (the main document
> > repository on the edge of town) we got the grand tour. In the restoration
> > room a guy was restoring the very things you are talking about - the lead on
> > the seals attacks the “ribbons” in some way. Truly impressive little things
> > – but very fragile.
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> This is interesting. I've seen lead seals that were cracked, apparently
> just by rough handling over the last 700 years, but the only problems I've
> seen with the cords that attach them to the parchment is that the seals
> themselves are heavy and can eventually wear out the cords, especially the
> individual strands on the silk ones. (Papal letters for my period have
> 2 types of cord -- a heavy hemp-like cord to attach seals to routine
> administrative documents, and silk -- with multicolored strands, now
> much faded -- for special grants of privileges).
I think the cords I seen were faded red. Th guy called them "papal bulls"?
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> I take it from your description that the building you work with is neither
> the old Register House nor the West Register House, correct?
The building is called Thomas Thomson House. It uses a siphonic roof
drainage system{1}. We study these things for various reasons, and the
facility manger has allowed to instrument the system on the building to see
how it performs. I have uploaded a couple of pics of the building:
http://www154.pair.com/eh105jb/tt2.jpg
http://www154.pair.com/eh105jb/tt1.jpg
Scott A
{1} Put simply, these systems virtually suck the water of the roof and are
cheaper than a convention systems. As the pipes are pressurised, ~400m2 of
roof can be drained via a 75mm pipe for a 1:30 year rain storm. They are
used all over the world (From HK's Chep Lap Kok Airport to Sydney's Olympic
Stadium)... but not in the USA. As far as I know, the only system there is
in the New Boston Convention Centre.
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> > The main vaults were full off all sorts of stuff – some of it very
> > interesting, & some of it mind bogglingly mundane. The whole building was
> > designed not to fill until 2030. The new Scottish parliament means it will
> > be full by ~2005…
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> No surpise there -- nothing like modern governments to generate TONS of
> documents.
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> > Scott A
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: (snip) (...) This is interesting. I've seen lead seals that were cracked, apparently just by rough handling over the last 700 years, but the only problems I've seen with the cords that attach them to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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