Artefact deemed 650 years old the ecclesiastical register belonging to former archbishop of Armagh
One of the oldest paper documents still in existence in Ireland at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PAPainstaking work has commenced to conserve and digitise one of the oldest paper documents still in existence on the island of Ireland.
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The work now under way on the Sweteman register involves the need to repair damage that resulted from previous conservation efforts dating back to the start of the 20th Century when tracing paper was placed on the pages in an attempt to preserve them. The tracing paper was acidic and actually accelerated the corrosion of the ink and paper.
Head of conservation at Proni Sarah Graham conserving one of the oldest paper documents still in existence on the island of Ireland. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA
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