Job code PR-03
Archival Reprints and Restoration Printing
Older titles often exist only as a single fragile copy. We capture, clean and reset the pages so the reprint is readable without pretending to be new, and we match the extent so existing citations and page references still hold.
| Capture | Overhead and cradle, 400 to 600 ppi, no disbinding |
|---|---|
| Cleanup | Deskew, despeckle, show-through reduction, tone normalisation |
| Pagination | Matched to the original so citations remain valid |
| Illustrations | Rescreened or replaced where the original halftone will not reproduce |
| Source handling | Returned in the condition received, with a written note |
Output
What you receive
- Cleaned page images with speckle, show-through and skew corrected
- Reprint matched to the original extent and pagination
- Replacement plates for illustrations where the original is unusable
- Condition note recording what could not be recovered
Suited to
Suited to
- Institutions reprinting out-of-print volumes for their own shelves
- Societies reissuing early proceedings
- Libraries replacing deteriorated copies in a series
Process
How the work runs
- Assess the source copy and agree what may and may not be touched
- Capture on book-safe equipment without disbinding
- Clean pages, correcting skew, speckle and show-through
- Match extent and pagination, then proof against the source
- Print, bind and return the source copy with the reprint
Questions
Questions we are asked
- Will the reprint look identical?
- Close, not identical. Paper shade and halftone structure will differ, and we say where. What we do hold is extent, pagination and legibility.
- Will you cut the source copy?
- Only with written consent, and we would propose it in writing with reasons first. The default is overhead capture with the volume intact.