Conservation and repair of damaged books

  • Workshop title: Book conservation, repair and restoration.
  • Project: Workshop with both theoretical and practical sessions (16 hours).
  • Teacher: Rita Udina.
  • Language: Catalan.
  • Organization: Barcelona Libraries.
  • Venue: Biblioteca Montserrat Abelló (Barcelona).
  • Attendees: Library technicians.
  • SponsorNeschen

Workshops until now: 20192018.

Theoretical and practical workshop in which we’ll learn to look at books in order to understand their structure: case bound bindings, paperback, perfect bindings, with or without sewing, hard or soft covers, tight back or hollow spine.
Only afterwards it is possible to make the proper diagnosis of damage, in order to proceed to the repair practice.

Sewing book repair

Conservation and repair of damaged books

  • Workshop title: Book conservation, repair and restoration.
  • Project: Workshop with both theoretical and practical sessions (16 hours).
  • Teacher: Rita Udina.
  • Language: Catalan.
  • Organization: Barcelona Libraries.
  • Venue: Biblioteca Montserrat Abelló (Barcelona).
  • Attendees: Library technicians.
  • SponsorNeschen

Workshops until now: 20192018.

Theoretical and practical workshop in which we’ll learn to look at books in order to understand their structure: case bound bindings, paperback, perfect bindings, with or without sewing, hard or soft covers, tight back or hollow spine.
Only afterwards it is possible to make the proper diagnosis of damage, in order to proceed to the repair practice.

Sewing book repair

Conservation and repair of damaged books

  • Workshop title: Book conservation, repair and restoration.
  • Project: Workshop with both theoretical and practical sessions (16 hours).
  • Teacher: Rita Udina.
  • Language: Catalan.
  • Organization: Barcelona Libraries.
  • Venue: Biblioteca Montserrat Abelló (Barcelona).
  • Attendees: Library technicians.
  • SponsorNeschen

Workshops until now: 20192018.

Theoretical and practical workshop in which we’ll learn to look at books in order to understand their structure: case bound bindings, paperback, perfect bindings, with or without sewing, hard or soft covers, tight back or hollow spine.
Only afterwards it is possible to make the proper diagnosis of damage, in order to proceed to the repair practice.

Sewing book repair