Travis Bible (1823)

Leather reback, desilking, custom enclosure
Commander William B. Travis' Family Bible at the Alamo Siege

Before Treatment

Quarter view; concave round	Quarter view; swollen foreedge	Spine
Foreedge	Opening; failed spine lining	Silked leaf with family history

During Treatment

Removed silked leaves	Hinge repairs	Dyeing repair leather
Washing/deacidifying leaf	Reattaching board	Sanded alum-tawed lining

After Treatment

Quarter view	Quarter view	Spine
Foreedge	Opening	Removed leaves & inclusions
	Enclosure