Application of “Digging and Lining” Technique in the Repairing of Celebrity Letters: Taking the Repairing of Lin Songhe’s Manuscripts in Nankai University Library as an Example postprint

Abstract: ［Purpose/significance］Lin Songhe’s manuscripts was collected in Nankai University Library in 2020. The main content is the letters Lin Songhe wrote to Liu Biyi from 1921 to 1937, with a total of 446 letters and 941 copies. To gather Lin Songhe’s manuscripts in an orderly manner for readers to study and use.［Method/process］Under the leadership of Wan Qun tutor, three apprentices analyze the form of the whole batch of manuscripts. After discussion, it is determined to use the method of “digging and lining” to collect all the manuscripts in the form of thread bound book. They have jointly completed the repair work of size measurement, paper distribution, flattening, repairing, wachen, covering, binding and so on.［Result/conclusion］Finally, they completed four folding cases and twenty volumes of Lin Songhe’s manuscripts,and analyzed the technical issues during the repair process and the protection significance after the repair is completed.