The Tyburn Convent Megilla

Last post was about restoring a megilla, but I only restored the text. Here is a photo-diary of veteran Sofer-Sta"m Marc Michaels restoring an old megilla belonging to a convent in England. His expert conservator's job includes repairing minor rips, stains on the back, and anything else necessary to restore the scroll to near new condition.

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Here are some pictures of the damage.

A very inexpert repair done with scotch tape

 

Mold or dirt on the back.

The writing itself.

There are several interesting things in the last picture among them the very old sephardic font, the pairing of that font with the iron gall ink, and the flourishes where different parts of letters overlap e.g. the second yud being written inside the nun of יכניה.