Knižné kovanie na väzbách z fondu benediktínskej knižnice v Broumove.Vývoj a použitie na knižnej väzbe, problematika konzervovania areštaurovania.

The thesis deals with the research of book fittings on bindings from the Benedictine Library in Broumov. The theoretical part is based (in the introduction) on the literature which handles with metals and metallic elements (book fittings) on book binding. This part is focused on the structure and characteristics of metallic materials, which are the important and necessary base for the following chapters of this thesis. The practical part is devoted to typology of book fittings, here are summarized results of a detailed survey of metal elements on bookbindings from the gothic to the mid-20th century stored in Benedictine library. Another part of the thesis deals with restoration and conservation of book fittings. Based on a survey of the monastic library, model samples were prepared to simulate the damage on metallic elements. Conservation interventions were tested on these model samples. Each chapter contains also the photo documentation.