Library Company of Philadelphia
Tears, creases, and curls may look like a lost cause, but that is not the case when working with the Library Company’s conservators. Chief Conservator, Jennifer Rosner put her paper saving super powers to work on our copy of Articles of the American Fire Company (1752).
Last week our conservation staff in the bindery had a creative day of making paste papers. It is hard to not be jealous of all the work they get to do on a daily basis, but sometimes we get a chance to participate. With this project we had that opportunity. Who can say finger painting isn’t allowed in the work place??
Last week the bindery had their counters resurfaced. They’ve had a lot to deal with since 1984 and look beautiful. Here’s to another 32 years of binding and conservation!
It’s Shelfie Saturday!
These marbled-paper bindings are stunning when viewed together on the shelf, even though they’re not the original covering material for La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt’s Voyage Dans les États-Unis d’Amérique.
Back in January, the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers hired Chena River Marblers (Regina and and Dan St. John) to teach a two-day workshop on marbling papers. Held at the University of the Arts, participants experimented with colors and patterns. Above are a peek at the results of Chief Conservator, Jennifer Rosner. Check this space for more on LCP’s own marbling adventures coming soon!
Conservator, Andrea Krupp attaches labels to phase boxes. We use boxes for particularly fragile books, or books with loose or damaged bindings. Our conservation practices at LCP are chiefly to preserve the integrity of the original object. A book is not only pages to read, but an artifact in and of itself with ‘boundless’ information to glean just from how and with what it was made. #LCPinsider #narrativelibrarianship