This book had broken threads, so needs to be completely disbound for repairs and resewing. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts
April 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This book had broken threads, so needs to be completely disbound for repairs and resewing. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts
Who else has a collection of different weights for bookbinding? Soft, hard, heavy, and light, they all come in handy in the shop. #bookbinding #weights #bookarts #bookconservation #bookrepair
March 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Who else has a collection of different weights for bookbinding? Soft, hard, heavy, and light, they all come in handy in the shop. #bookbinding #weights #bookarts #bookconservation #bookrepair
Come and work with us! @theul.bsky.social 📚
#CULconservation #BookConservation @conservators.bsky.social
#CULconservation #BookConservation @conservators.bsky.social
Applications are open for the post of Conservator (Book and Paper) at Cambridge University Library!
For full details and to apply, click here: https://loom.ly/VUgy3Uo
The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 September 2025.
For full details and to apply, click here: https://loom.ly/VUgy3Uo
The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 September 2025.
August 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Come and work with us! @theul.bsky.social 📚
#CULconservation #BookConservation @conservators.bsky.social
#CULconservation #BookConservation @conservators.bsky.social
I had to cut strips of 10 point board for a preservation enclosure workshop. Thank god my board shear is just big enough for the roll. #bookbinding #bookconservation #cuttingmaterial
February 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I had to cut strips of 10 point board for a preservation enclosure workshop. Thank god my board shear is just big enough for the roll. #bookbinding #bookconservation #cuttingmaterial
Our Conservation team enjoyed hosting a visit from Moriki Papers last week! We shared how we use Japanese paper in our studio and learned about the art of Japanese papermaking.
#CULConservation #BookConservation #PaperConservation #JapanesePaper #PaperRepair #Papermaking
#CULConservation #BookConservation #PaperConservation #JapanesePaper #PaperRepair #Papermaking
October 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Our Conservation team enjoyed hosting a visit from Moriki Papers last week! We shared how we use Japanese paper in our studio and learned about the art of Japanese papermaking.
#CULConservation #BookConservation #PaperConservation #JapanesePaper #PaperRepair #Papermaking
#CULConservation #BookConservation #PaperConservation #JapanesePaper #PaperRepair #Papermaking
For #InternationalWomensDay a few of the brilliant colleagues in #CULconservation and some #BookConservation friends 📚
@theul.bsky.social #IWD @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@theul.bsky.social #IWD @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
For #InternationalWomensDay a few of the brilliant colleagues in #CULconservation and some #BookConservation friends 📚
@theul.bsky.social #IWD @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@theul.bsky.social #IWD @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
Bookish.
I’m a book, paper, and leather conservator in private practice.
#guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2024
#brownbindery
#bookconservation
#bookandpaperconservation
I’m a book, paper, and leather conservator in private practice.
#guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2024
#brownbindery
#bookconservation
#bookandpaperconservation
November 14, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Bookish.
I’m a book, paper, and leather conservator in private practice.
#guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2024
#brownbindery
#bookconservation
#bookandpaperconservation
I’m a book, paper, and leather conservator in private practice.
#guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2024
#brownbindery
#bookconservation
#bookandpaperconservation
It’s all hands on deck in #CULconservation as our Conservation team prepares objects for the next exhibition, Curious Cures: medicine in the medieval world.
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #BookConservation #CuriousCures
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #BookConservation #CuriousCures
March 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It’s all hands on deck in #CULconservation as our Conservation team prepares objects for the next exhibition, Curious Cures: medicine in the medieval world.
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #BookConservation #CuriousCures
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #BookConservation #CuriousCures
If a broken book has damaged thread inside, we will take it apart and resew the text block. It’s satisfying to have it strong and secure again. #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookart
December 7, 2024 at 12:35 PM
If a broken book has damaged thread inside, we will take it apart and resew the text block. It’s satisfying to have it strong and secure again. #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookart
March 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’m putting together a tray for a new clamshell box. The interior is made of solid binders board, but will be covered in cloth and paper when done. A good clamshell box protects rare and fragile books. #bookconservation #bookbinding #clamshellbox #bookarts
March 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I’m putting together a tray for a new clamshell box. The interior is made of solid binders board, but will be covered in cloth and paper when done. A good clamshell box protects rare and fragile books. #bookconservation #bookbinding #clamshellbox #bookarts
February 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
April 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I’m removing the old glue and acidic paper from this bible. Once clean, I can reline the spine with new and better materials. #bookconservation #bookrepair
November 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
I’m removing the old glue and acidic paper from this bible. Once clean, I can reline the spine with new and better materials. #bookconservation #bookrepair
Last year the Cambridge University Library Conservation Department received a visit from colleagues at the Oxford Conservation Consortium (OCC).
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #CULconservation #ConservationCommunity #BookConservation #PigmentConsolidation #KnowledgeSharing
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #CULconservation #ConservationCommunity #BookConservation #PigmentConsolidation #KnowledgeSharing
January 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Last year the Cambridge University Library Conservation Department received a visit from colleagues at the Oxford Conservation Consortium (OCC).
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #CULconservation #ConservationCommunity #BookConservation #PigmentConsolidation #KnowledgeSharing
#CambridgeUniversityLibraries #CULconservation #ConservationCommunity #BookConservation #PigmentConsolidation #KnowledgeSharing
Last few books that have been on the bench.
#brownbindery #brownbinderyconservation #bookconservation #bookandpaperconservation #leatherconservation #woodconservation #furnitureconservation #guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2025 #sapfm
#brownbindery #brownbinderyconservation #bookconservation #bookandpaperconservation #leatherconservation #woodconservation #furnitureconservation #guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2025 #sapfm
January 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Last few books that have been on the bench.
#brownbindery #brownbinderyconservation #bookconservation #bookandpaperconservation #leatherconservation #woodconservation #furnitureconservation #guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2025 #sapfm
#brownbindery #brownbinderyconservation #bookconservation #bookandpaperconservation #leatherconservation #woodconservation #furnitureconservation #guildofbookworkers #guildofbookworkers2025 #sapfm
It quickly became the standard reference gazetteer for Scotland.
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
December 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
It quickly became the standard reference gazetteer for Scotland.
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
Paper conservation is featured on BBC Unexpected Elements episode 'Story Time'!
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
BBC World Service - Unexpected Elements, Story time
The news you know, the science you don't
www.bbc.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Paper conservation is featured on BBC Unexpected Elements episode 'Story Time'!
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
January 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Washing pages of an old ledger to reduce staining and add flexibility back into the pages before losses are filled and the book is rebound 📖💧 #archive #archives #bookconservation #paperconservation #restoration
November 19, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Washing pages of an old ledger to reduce staining and add flexibility back into the pages before losses are filled and the book is rebound 📖💧 #archive #archives #bookconservation #paperconservation #restoration
Never a fan of dust jackets, until I started researching publishing & #bookhistory. I have more than a few books needing jacket protectors, and jacketless books that need minimal conservation with mylar jackets. A good bookish filler project
#bookbinding #booksky #bookconservation #bookpreservation
#bookbinding #booksky #bookconservation #bookpreservation
July 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Never a fan of dust jackets, until I started researching publishing & #bookhistory. I have more than a few books needing jacket protectors, and jacketless books that need minimal conservation with mylar jackets. A good bookish filler project
#bookbinding #booksky #bookconservation #bookpreservation
#bookbinding #booksky #bookconservation #bookpreservation
Washed, filled, mended, re-bound ✅
Custom book box w/ built-in cradle ✅
#library #archives #bookconservation #paperconservation #restoration #binding #boxmaking
Custom book box w/ built-in cradle ✅
#library #archives #bookconservation #paperconservation #restoration #binding #boxmaking
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Washed, filled, mended, re-bound ✅
Custom book box w/ built-in cradle ✅
#library #archives #bookconservation #paperconservation #restoration #binding #boxmaking
Custom book box w/ built-in cradle ✅
#library #archives #bookconservation #paperconservation #restoration #binding #boxmaking
Usually #endbands are sewn directly onto a book at the head and tail. The book on my bench is mostly single plates- there’s no fold to sew through and anchor the thread. I’m sewing a “dummy” band on linen around a hemp core. I’ll glue the linen to the spine #bookconservation #conservationispy
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Usually #endbands are sewn directly onto a book at the head and tail. The book on my bench is mostly single plates- there’s no fold to sew through and anchor the thread. I’m sewing a “dummy” band on linen around a hemp core. I’ll glue the linen to the spine #bookconservation #conservationispy
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
| Befriend a Book
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:47 PM
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
August 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM