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Frugal Fenella’s Studio on a Shoestring: A Cheaper Dahlia Spray
Let’s face it: conservation doesn’t come cheap. Whether you’re a student, an independent conservator or one of the ‘99%ers’ amongst institutional studios, you need to watch your pennies. So The...
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My Favourite Tool: Dana Josephson’s Bone-Folder
My Favourite Tool: Dana Josephson’s Bone-Folder Having six fingers on one hand may sound uncomfortable, but if one of them is a small, smooth bone-folder, like my favourite tool, you’re in good shape....
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The Gathering’s Cabinet of Curiosities: ‘The Russian Soldier Book’
The Gathering’s Cabinet of Curiosities brings you the weird and wonderful from around the world of conservation and cultural heritage. Today we present you with ‘The Russian Soldier Book’. Dominic...
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The Infill: 17 March 2016
The Infill: all the cool kids are doing it The Infill: 17 March 2016 In like a lion (sort of) We begin March’s Infill with some devastating news. The cats are back: ‘The Worcester Art Museum Gifts Us...
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Final places remaining: Montefiascone Project Summer 2016
The ever-popular Montefiascone Project summer courses are filling up fast, so book now to avoid disappointment! 25‐29th July: Recreating the Medieval Palette with Cheryl Porter 1‐5th August: The...
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Collections Demography: enabling evidence-based collection management
For the past six years, researchers at UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage, The National Archives (UK), University of East Anglia, English Heritage, National Archives (NL), and the Library of...
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Ligatus Public Lecture: ‘The Girdle Book of the Saint, the Monk, the Nun, the...
Ligatus Public Lecture: ‘The Girdle Book of the Saint, the Monk, the Nun, the Traveler, the Pilgrim, the Wealthy Citizen’ (Professor Margit Smith) Thursday 21 April, 6pm The Billiard Room, Chelsea...
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My Favourite Tool: Barbara Cattaneo’s Fish Tweezers
This nice little fish is a perfect assistant for refining every work. I fell in love with its shape in a huge crafts and embroidery shop and bought it straight away. These tweezers with a scissor head...
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The Infill: 26 April 2016
The Infill: to be or not to be? The Infill: 26 April 2016 William Shakespeare: book conservation’s public enemy number one? Of course not. And in honour of the 400th anniversary of the death of the...
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Course review: ‘Reading Machines: Problems and Possibilities in Rare Book and...
Edward Cheese, ‘Reading Machines: Problems and Possibilities in Rare Book and Manuscript Conservation’ Independent Paper Conservators’ Group Lecture Freemasons’ Hall, London, 22nd March 2016 It is a...
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Frugal Fenella’s Studio on a Shoestring: A Next-to-Nothing Norikoshi
Let’s face it: conservation doesn’t come cheap. Whether you’re a student, an independent conservator or one of the ‘99%ers’ amongst institutional studios, you need to watch your pennies. So The...
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Soliciting Sheep
Soliciting Sheep In the House of Lords, the Lord Speaker sits on a woolsack, reflecting the importance of wool to the economy of the Middle Ages. However, the role that sheep have played in the...
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Gold and Precious Pigments: June 2016 Courses at Bloomsbury, London
Today, we are pleased to present a guest post from our favourite pigments practitioner, Anita Chowdry… I shall be running some practical two-day courses this June on the preparation of gold and...
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The Infill: 3 June 2016
The Infill: let us turn your frown upside-down The Infill: 3 June 2016 Lost It’s June. And in the northern hemisphere that usually means summer. Blue skies and warmth. Flip-flops and shorts. BBQs. But...
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The Use of Zorbix in the Humidification of a Parchment Prior to Flattening
A printed parchment document that I had recently cleaned and flattened was scheduled to be scanned prior to storage. I was not overly concerned with the possibility of dimensional change during the...
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Event announcement: Ligatus Summer School 2016
Ligatus Summer School 2016 5-16 September (Lisbon, Portugal) Panorama of Lisbon from the castle of St. George (Photograph by Xosema) We are very pleased to announce the Ligatus Summer School 2016,...
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‘Chinese Wallpaper: Trade, Technique and Taste’: Part 1
‘Chinese Wallpaper: Trade, Technique and Taste’: Part 1 International Conference, London, 7-8th April 2016 The subject of Chinese wallpaper was the basis of a two-day conference jointly held by the...
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‘Chinese Wallpaper: Trade, Technique and Taste’: Part 2
‘Chinese Wallpaper: Trade, Technique and Taste’: Part 2 International Conference, London, 7-8th April 2016 Chinese wallpaper lining workshop The second day of the international conference on Chinese...
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The Infill: 19 July 2016
The Infill: ain’t no sunshine when we’re gone The Infill: 19 July 2016 Sometimes you just can’t win We begin this month’s post in a slightly disgruntled state, having had to rewrite our entire intro,...
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The Gathering’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Paper Shoes
The Gathering’s Cabinet of Curiosities brings you the weird and wonderful from around the world of conservation and cultural heritage. These amazing specimens of footwear were recently spotted at the...
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