贝叶经保护与修复研究综述

An Overview of Conservation and Restoration of Palm Leaf Manuscripts

贝叶经是纸张普及之前南亚和东南亚地区广泛流行的一种文献形式。我国西藏和云南地区也保存有大量珍贵的贝叶经,但国内尚未开展针对贝叶经的保护修复与研究。本文以文献调研为基础,对印度、欧美等国关于贝叶经保护修复的实践活动和研究进展进行介绍,总结整理了虫霉防治、分揭清洁、增韧软化、字迹加固、局部修补、整体加固等保护修复方法,以期为国内相关工作提供参考借鉴。

Before the introduction of paper, palm leaf was one of the main writing supports in South and Southeast Asia. In Tibet and Yunnan Province of China, a large collection of palm leaf manuscripts are preserved, while few work has been done on conservation and restoration. This paper, based on literature research, summarizes the research and practice of palm leaf manuscript conservation worldwide, especially in India, Europe and America. Various treatments including materials and technologies against insect infestation, fungal growth, conglutination, stains and discoloration, brittleness and fragility, fading of ink and paint, cracks and cleavage, holes and losses are introduced in the attempt to provide reference for domestic conservation and restoration work in the future.