Suitable for:
- Large single or multiple sheet documents such as charters, maps, illuminations or scrolls required to be stored flat
- Large sheet items that are difficult to handle in their rolled or folded state
- Complex sheet documents that have additional characteristics that make them difficult to use such as scrolls or charters
- Large sheet documents required for reading and display
- Charters and documents with seals and skippets
- Sheet artefacts for which it would be preferable for them not to be handled directly, ever
- Small to extremely large size artefacts
Why choose this box?
- You want to be able to use the item in your narrative telling to your audience, easily
- It provides robust protection for vulnerable large sheet documents
- You want the reader/viewer to be able to examine the document without the need to handle it
- You want the document to be display ready for use in your exhibitions/events without the need for any additional handling or preparation
- You want to permanently eliminate the need to directly handle the document during transportation, viewing or display
Interior adaptations:
- Tailor-made mounts for complex artefacts
- Exhibition quality mounting and display
- Nesting and support or document features such as seals and skippets
- Magnetic mounting systems where appropriate
- Pressure flap to constrain cockling in large multi-sheet parchment documents
- Acrylic glazing (see Charter Display and Charter Window display box)
Construction and Materials: I take care to ensure your box is capable of fulfilling its protective function for as long as possible so all my boxes are constructed with:
- laminated double walls and step-joints to provide a self-supporting carcass
- Cloth-covered with as few external raw edges as possible
- A fold of cloth at each corner to prevent the cloth from bursting should it take a knock
- Archival lightweight support board and millboard carcass
- Heavyweight Archive buckram or linen book cloth covering cloth
- Conservation grade board or paper linings as appropriate for the objects
- Materials specifications are tailored to suit the exact requirements of the objects and your preferences
Exterior Adaptations:
- Covering cloth of your choice
- Title label, cloth or leather
- Label holder
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