mˈɛnɪəv ðə vˈɑːljuːmz, wˌɪtʃ æt ðæt dˈeɪt wɜːɹ ɪn ɐ pˈʊɹ kəndˈɪʃən, wɜː ɹᵻpˈɛɹd lˈoʊkəli bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ; bˌʌt sˈɪns ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɐ nˈʌmbɚ hɐvbɪn kˈɛɹfəli ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ɹᵻbˈaʊnd baɪ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kənsˈɜːveɪɾɚz.
Many of the volumes, which at that date were in a poor condition, were repaired locally between 1893 and 1894; but since the Second World War a number have been carefully renovated and rebound by professional conservators.