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Tuffy Chu
Books and Paper Conservation
Float Mounting Practice
In this practice, a repaired wallpaper (originally torn into many small fragments for patch repair practice) has been divided into four parts, with each part used as the object for one of the four different types.
The four types include:
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Chamfered scalpel borders
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Cut to the exact shape then attached with Japanese tissue
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Using Tengujo tissue strips for hinging
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Mounted with Japanese paper (with chamfered featheredge)

Type 1 : Recto

Type 3 : Recto

Type 2 : Recto

Type 3 : Verso

Type 4 : Recto
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