A bespoke archival box was made to protect the rebound manuscript in storage. The handholds in the plinth on which the book rests are designed to promote easy safe handling of this heavy book. The remains of the old binding are housed with the manuscript in an archival folder.
The box for the manuscript is constructed from archival millboard and is tailored to fit the book exactly. The handholds are designed to promote safe handling of a very heavy volume.
The box is covered with linen buckram, a durable cloth which adds its strength to the structure of the box.
The box is lined with smooth archival mountboard to prevent the possibility of the binding becoming scuffed during removal from the box.
The boards, endpapers and sewing fragments from the old binding are housed in the box with the rebound manuscript for future reference.
