Book conservation

Some of the conservation treatments that we carry out : Dry cleaning to reduce superficial dirt Washing to reduce acidity and to prepare the paper for further conservation. De-acidification to comb…

Each printed cell is folded, stitched together with a thread or wire, cutIt is called book binding (booklet) to attach a cover to it and make it into a book.The effort to make a beautiful and robust book is as old as the history of the book.I put it in…

While many people today aren't even considering reading paper books, Japanese craftsman Okano Nobuo has been repairing old, tattered books and making them look brand new. Using simple tools like a wooden press, chisel, water and

This wonderful and inspiring video, featuring Eliza Gilligan, a book conservator at the University of Virginia, is reach with an old book's details and close-ups. A real pleasure to watch. As a bonus: some insights into how a conservator works and thinks

There are times in book conservation where you have enough of a book's original cover that you can incorporate the original pieces into the ...

Gilcrease Museum on Instagram: "Through our Conservation Principles course, @utulsa students uncovered crucial tips about handling water emergencies. 🌊 📚 In the spirit of #mayday, let's break down what they learned: 1️⃣ Books can hold a lot of water! Stock your emergency kits with different kinds of drying materials (i.e., paper towels, cotton blotter). 2️⃣ Identify a clean, dry, secure space to set up as a "drying area" where the temperature and humidity can be controlled. 3️⃣ No…

Have your famiy Bible repaired quickly with Stanley Book Repair & Restoration. We provide book restoration services for Bibles, cook books, archival books, childrens books, and much more!

Books and Bookbinding | The Society of Bookbinders

Bookbinding community is not a very small one. However, when it comes to sharing secrets of trade online, some bookbinders prefer to not to participate. Luckily, there still are quite many blogs to allow both beginners and experienced bookbinders to educate themselves. The list below contains top 30 of almost 100 blogs that are related to bookbinding, book history, book arts and book conservation. Some of the blogs are also covering some other issues. Some of the sites are not really blogs…

Washing paper?! On tours, visitors to our #conservation center are often shocked to learn that conservators actually wash some artwork by submerging it in water. Here, Assistant Paper Conservator...