Care and conservation-restoration interventions of the 16th and 17th centuries graphic work in The Print Collection of The National and University Library in Zagreb

Rad se bavi obradom građe unutar Grafičke zbirke Nacionalne i sveučilišne knjižnice u Zagrebu, sa fokusom na zbirke 16. i 17. stoljeća te izvorne grafičke radove triju umjetnika: Andrije Medulića, Martina Rote Kolunića i Rembrandta van Rijna. Kroz pet poglavlja predstavljena je povijest i začetci Grafičke zbirke, načini prikupljanja građe nekad i sad, dan je pregled grafičkih tehnika kojima su izrađeni dotični radovi, karakteristike i značaj pojedinih zbirki i primjeraka, detaljni postupci brige, zaštite, obrade i pohrane u kontekstu prostora u kojem se čuva te je provedeno usporedno istraživanje o zaštiti i konzervatorskim metodama u drugim europskim i svjetskim kulturnim institucijama koje čuvaju istovjetne umjetničke predmete. Naglasak je stavljen na isticanje važnosti preventivne zaštite, metode kojima se ona provodi te tehnike i materijale koji se upotrebljavaju u njenoj provedbi.The paper addresses processing practices of paper material within the Print Collection of the National and University Library in Zagreb, with a focus on the 16th and 17th century collections of and original graphic works by three artists: Andrija Medulić, Martin Rota Kolunić and Rembrandt van Rijn. Five chapters present the history and beginnings of the Graphic Collection, ways of collecting material then and now, an overview of graphic techniques used to make the works, characteristics and significance of individual collections and items, detailed procedures of care, protection, treatment and storage in the context of space in which is preserved and a comparative study on care and conservation methods was conducted in other European and world cultural institutions that preserve identical art objects. Emphasis was placed on highlighting the importance of preventive care, the methods by which it is conducted, and the techniques and materials used in its implementation