Digital Restoration of Paper-based Archival Materials: An Experiment

Reducing the need to carry out restoration process on the original paper archival materials، by creating a digital surrogate، particularly when the aim is to enhance readability and appearance. Methodology/Approach: The experiment was carried out on a number of archival papers using Photoshop 2010. Digital restoration helps protection of the original material. It could be used successfully to eliminate stains and dirt from the digital copy.