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Posted by: Chloe Genter
A wholly unique object acts as a snapshot in time. The object - an Explainette, and its accompanying film, LPs, and booklets featured a variety of different materials and challenges. It came to the Conservation Division for treatment and housing so that it could be regularly displayed for visitors in the future.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: Chloe Genter
John Bertonaschi is a Senior Rare Book Conservator for the Conservation Division. In this post, John will speak about how he and other Conservation staff made plans on how to get the Law Library manuscript entitled 'Decretum Gratiani' ready for a sympathetic binding.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Chloe Genter
A cartoon of famous 19th century British jockey, Tom Loates was in desperate need of treatment. This blog explores the work conducted in order to treat this important work, and the results that were discovered.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Management, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: Chloe Genter
Paper Conservator Gwenanne Edwards discusses the conservation of several charming and delightful toy theaters from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Chloe Genter
Two large architectural models by Paul Rudolph were selected as part of a large loan that will be on display September 2024. The models were in extremely poor condition, broken, water- damaged, and covered in a thick layer of dust and debris. A team of five5 technicians and the objects conservator worked to get the models back into stable and displayable condition.
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Posted by: Chloe Genter
Following the Jikji Colloquium which took place at the Library of Congress in early 2023, Conservation staff member Chloe Genter sits down with Dr. Banda, the UNESCO Chief of Documentary Heritage, to discuss UNESCO’s role in raising awareness of the impact of the Buljo jikji simche yojeol.
Posted in: Conservation, Events & Outreach, Preservation
Posted by: Chloe Genter
Upon closer inspection, things are not always what they seem. When Conservation staff find an unwelcome friend inside an object, learn more about what actions had to be taken to remove it.
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Posted by: Chloe Genter
Senior Rare Book Conservator John Bertonaschi will write about the efforts made to repair some of the wear and tear suffered by the Decretum Gratiani manuscript over the past 700 years.
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Posted by: Chloe Genter
On April 13th and 14th, the Library hosted From Jikji to Gutenberg, the Scholarly Colloquium, a meeting of scholars, historians, conservators, and librarians from seven countries. The colloquium is part of a scholarly effort to promote understanding and awareness in the West about early printing with moveable type in Korea that pre-dates Gutenberg’s famous Bible. Jikji is the abbreviated title of the world’s oldest extant book made with moveable type, printed in Cheongju, Korea in 1377, preceding the Gutenberg Bible by 77 years.
Posted in: Conservation, Events & Outreach, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections