Abstract
The article raises the problem around decision-making on the intervention of cultural property, using as an example the treatment carried out in two Hebrew books belonging to the Samson / Copenhagen collection of the Stanford University library. Starting from the contemporary theory of restoration, a methodology is proposed to facilitate the work of the restorer. Based on this, in the first place, it is essential to know the value or values that are granted to the cultural property to be restored and the elements that define said values. With this, it is intended to know which elements must be conserved and which can be altered during the intervention. To identify the values, their elements and carry out the design, we propose a methodology divided into three parts. First of all, get to know the collection as a whole; the owner or institution that guards said asset and the communities involved; as well as the purpose or use of the collection based on these communities. Second, a description of the cultural asset, its state of conservation and the causes of deterioration is proposed. Finally, based on the data obtained, a treatment proposal is elaborated in which all communities are taken into account and in case of conflict a consensus is reached. With this methodology, special emphasis is placed on the values that define each particular cultural asset, proposing interventions tailored to the needs of use that the community or communities intend for each cultural asset.