[padg] Understanding and caring for bookbindings

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UNDERSTANDING AND CARING FOR BOOKBINDINGS,

National Preservation Office Training Day,

Monday 17 September 2007

 

This training day will help librarians and archivists to understand the types of bindings in their collections, give guidance on handling and describing bindings, and on appropriate conservation techniques. There will be an opportunity to visit the new conservation studio in the British Library Conservation Centre, opened in May this year.

 

Full details can be found on our website at http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/bookbindings07.html .

 

Alison Walker

Head, National Preservation Office

www.bl.uk/npo

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