Preservation and Conservation of Chinese Traditional Paper-based Cultural Relics
Papermaking is one of the four great inventions of ancient China.Traditional Chinese paper is an important carrier of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation,and its development has spanned thousands of years.The invention of paper has played a great role in promoting the development of human civilization.This review begins with the historical evolution of human writing materials,and focuses on paper,the most important and common writing medium for human beings.In detail,this review first briefly looks back the history about the spreading of traditional Chinese papermaking technology,and accordingly comments on its far-reaching impact on human cultural communications and the development of world civilization.On this basis,this review discusses a series of issues such as the estimation of paper lifetime,the settling of fibers,the production of curtains,etc.,in the light of many scientific problems related to traditional Chinese papermaking technology and paper properties,combined with the application of paper relics conservation.Furthermore,this review also focuses on the use of polymers and other related materials in the conservation of paper-based cultural relics.It provides a fresh perspective and new solutions for the long-term preservation and scientific restoration of paper-based cultural relics.
Traditional Chinese paperPapermaking craft and paper propertiesDurability and paper-lifetime estimationPaper relics conservation