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Archive for the Heritage Science Category (27 Posts)

A man sits cross-legged on the floor pushing the wheel of an a-frame cart while two other staff stand opposite the cart looking on.

Big Item, Tiny Light Beam: Buddha Shakyamuni Visits the Basement

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Events & Outreach, Heritage Science, Preservation

Several books sit on a cart with sticky notes with cursive handwriting sticking out the top between their pages.

When Same is Not the Same

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

Posted in: Heritage Science, Preservation

Image showing four pictures of cabinets, with books, parchment, paper and CDs

What a CHARMing Collection!

Posted by: Amelia Parks

Posted in: Heritage Science, Preservation

Above, a line of writing heavily crossed out with thick, dark brown ink. Below, the same line with the obscuring marks lightened enough to read the underlying text.

The Secret (Past) Lives of Library Books

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

Posted in: Heritage Science, Kluge, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections

New Understanding of an Old Image

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

Posted in: Heritage Science, Pigments, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections

Small dishes of three orange- to red- hued spices, paint patches on paper, a spray of red leaves, and a cluster of red and brown fuzz-covered berries on a branch.

A Holiday Feast of Colorants

Posted by: Amelia Parks

Posted in: Heritage Science, Pigments, Preservation

a line of handwriting, about 5 words, crossed out; the same line of text crossed out with a red background, green handwriting, and a black cross out wherein you can begin to see the green letters coming through the black

Renewed Meaning: Exploring Madison’s Constitution Debate Notes

Posted by: Amelia Parks

Posted in: Heritage Science, Preservation

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Tracing Sound: Adding Functionality to Contactless Audio Recording Digitization

Posted by: Tana Villafana

Posted in: Heritage Science, Internships, Preservation

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Paints and Pigments – When Art and Science Combines

Posted by: Tana Villafana

Posted in: Conservation, Heritage Science, Internships