Genzät - Funeral Ritual [18th century] Funeral Ritual [18th century]

MS NO. 43 119f. Burial ritual The bookblock- very deformed and very dirty on all margins. Additionally all folios are wavy and distinct creases in different places on the pages The margins of all folios are yellowish and very brittle, mainly as an effect of high air temperature. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can also be observed. The miniature (p. 171) is in very bad condition, brownish on the margins and deformed. The binding- the wooden boards are deformed. The lather covering was repaired. It was new leather added on the spine and edges of the boards. The original leather is damaged on the boards edges, where small losses are visible.