Book conservation involves a tough decision making regarding usability and long term preservation handling.
Sometimes we are dealing with fragmentology, or disjecta membra (fragments of written supports are re-used as part of a binding, with a diverse purpose from the first use) whereas in other cases the purpose is the same, and the whole binding is being recycled to bind a different book.
Incunabula and manuscripts with laced-case and limp vellum bindings are studied. Continue reading →
Event: Conference Book Conservation: One Philosophy, Many Interpretations. Organization: ERC (European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration) and the University for Continuing Education, Krems (Austria). Donau-Universität Krems, Die Universität für Weiterbildung. Lecture: Sew it, rather than paste it! Sew … Continue reading →
Event: INTACH lectures. Organization: INTACH, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. Lecture: Reversibility in book and paper conservation. It is in fact a revisiting of the same lecture given at the Cores Symposium, organized by Syntrawest, Vlaanderen Departement Cultuur, Jeugd … Continue reading →
Organization: Icon Book and Paper Group (London). Webinar series #ConservationTogetherAtHome Lecture: Conservation of Impregnated Tracing Paper. This lecture was held first in the Hague (Netherlands), in the Symposium Technical Drawings and Reproductions, organized by Restauratoren Nederland (October 2014). The study … Continue reading →
Owner: Private collector. Object: Encyclopaedia volumes. First and third editions. Third edition (1759): Two semi-limp vellum volums, starch marbled endpapers, sewn endbands on a parchment core, marbled edges. First edition (1751): Cat’s paw calfskin bound, sewn endbands, coloured edges. Damages: … Continue reading →
Beneficiary: Universidad de Granada, La Madraza (Spain). Organization: Prof. Teresa Espejo, from University of Granada (Spain). Lecture: Calcos y transparencias, papeles para copiar (Tracing paper, copying papers). Conservation of impregnated tracing from the colection of CoAC (Architects Association). Within the … Continue reading →
COURSES > Conservation and Repair of Damaged Books Course: Conservation and repair of damaged books. Duration: Workshop with 4 theoretic and practical sessions (16 hours) Organization: Barcelona Libraries. Venue: Library Montserrat Abelló (Barcelona, Spain). Language: Catalan. Date: November 13th, 20th, 27th and … Continue reading →
Event: First International Conference on Preservation of the Written Heritage. Lecture: A possible solution for paperback bindings. Organization: Gazi Husrev-bey’s Library, Sarajevo (Bosnia i Hercegovina). Venue: National Library of Bosnia (Gazi Husrev-begova Biblioteka). Audience: Book and paper conservators, librarians, historians, … Continue reading →
COURSES > Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper Conservation Course title: Inpainting and loss compensation on paper conservation Project: Workshop with theoretic and practical sessions. Organization: Florane Gindroz Iseli (Atelier pour le Papier). Venue: Atelier pour le Papier (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland). Language: English. Dates: … Continue reading →
COURSES > Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper Conservation Course title: Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper Conservation Project: Course with both practical and theoretical sessions (20 hours). Organization: ritaudina.com Teachers: Amparo Escolano, Rita Udina. Program: See complete data here or … Continue reading →
COURSES > Introduction to paper conservation Workshop: Introduction to paper conservation. Organized by: Sentmenat Muncipal Archive (Barcelona, Spain) Teached by: Rita Udina. Subscriptions: Library Frederic Alfonso i Orfila, Sentmenat (Barcelona, Spain). Venue: Library Frederic Alfonso i Orfila, Sentmenat (Barcelona, Spain). Fee: … Continue reading →
Client: Apache. Project: Technical translation from English to Spanish of the survey. Project related to smart wrapping materials for storage and hosing of heritage assets (Museums, Libraries and Archives). Conservators – Translators: María Martín Gil, Rita Udina. Other links: Apache Project, … Continue reading →
Owner: Association of Architects of Catalonia (CoAC). Commissioned by: ICO Foundation (Madrid, Spain). Object: Tracing paper and onion-skin plans. Proejct of the Montecarlo Palace and desing for Wütrich house in Papagayo (Canary Islands). Author: Fernando Higueras, Spanish architect. Damages: Fragmented … Continue reading →
COURSES > Housing & framing photographs for exhibition Course: Preservation, Conservation and Digitization of Photographs. Teachers: Pep Parer, Esther Llorca, Pitu Pérez, Ferran Torrella & Rita Udina Workshop: Housing and Mounting Photographs for Exhibition (22nd March). Program: Program and other details. Project: Workshop … Continue reading →
COURSES > Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper Conservation Course title: Inpainting and loss compensation on paper conservation Project: Workshop with theoretic and practical sessions. Organization: Restauratoren Nederland Venue: Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (Archief), Leiden, The Netherlands. Language: English. Dates: January 9-11th, 2019. Audience: Paper conservators. … Continue reading →
