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Tag: book treatments

Conservation Tidbits

  Endbands Objects are invariably changed by the hands of those charged with their care. Traditions have been built on … More

acrylics in conservation, book arts, book conservation, book treatments, bookbinding, conservation, conservation tidbits, conservation treatments, endband, in-painting, materials, toning

From 1914 to 1989: conserving hundreds of signatures from Iowa’s history, By Cynthia and Sonya

Last year Sonya was contacted by a staff member from the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines with a request … More

book treatments, conservation, consultation, guest book
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Not your Grandmother’s comics! Or are they?

by Sonya Barron and Cassandra Anderson History and background The term “underground comix” defines a style of small press or … More

book treatments, conservation, ephemera

When the pieces snap into place…

The repairs we do on books in the Preservation Department is something that many might think seems really complicated or … More

book treatments, students

My first post as the Parks Library Conservator

During my first week at the library, I came across some 19th century periodicals that needed treatment because they were … More

book treatments, ephemera, medium rare

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