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I Got 99 Ptolemies But a 1477 Ain’t One: A Journey Through Bookbinding History

Posted by: Amelia Parks

It’s not very often that you have the chance to look at 99 copies of the same book. However, among the Library’s vast collections are an extraordinary 99 copies of Ptolemy’s Geographia, divided between the Geography and Map Division and Rare Book and Special Collections. Book conservators in the Library’s Conservation Division, undertook a survey of every one of these 99 copies of Geographia, and found some fascinating things that provide context for the rich history of book binding and manuscript arts.

Posted in: Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections

Although the front row was near empty, the room was packed

For Library Preservation Staff, Everything is Awesome

Posted by: Amelia Parks

On Friday, March 8th, staff from each division of the Preservation Directorate were invited onstage at Washington, D.C.’s comic convention, Awesome Con, to speak about their work at the Library as part of the convention’s Science Fair. This is their story.

Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Management, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Events & Outreach, Internships, Preservation, Reformatting, Tools of the Trade