Conservation Of Books

This highly-anticipated reference work on global book structures and their conservation offers the first modern, comprehensive overview on this subject and examines the theoretical underpinnings of book conservation. A quintessential reference work for book conservators, students, and anyone working with books.

Conservation of Books is the highly anticipated reference work on global book structures and their conservation, offering the first modern, comprehensive overview on this subject.

The volume takes an international approach to its subject. Written by over 70 specialists in conservation and conservation science based in 19 countries, its 26 chapters cover traditional book structures from around the world, the materials from which they are made and how they degrade, and how to preserve and conserve them. It also examines the theoretical underpinnings of conservation: what and how to treat, and the ethical, cultural, and economic implications of treatment. Technical drawings and photographs illustrate the structures and treatments examined throughout the book. Ultimately, readers gain an in-depth understanding of the materiality of books in numerous global contexts and reflect on the practical considerations involved in their analysis and treatment.

Conservation of Books is a quintessential reference work for book conservators and anyone working with books, such as collection managers, librarians, curators, dealers, collectors, historians, and related professionals. It is also an indispensable text for students to complement hands-on training in this field.

1 Introduction, Abigail Bainbridge; Section 1: Book Structure and History; 2 The Birth of the Codex, Georgios Boudalis, Julia Miller, and Minah Song; 3 Eastern Mediterranean Bindings; 3.1 Coptic Bindings, Georgios Boudalis and Francisco H. Trujillo; 3.2 Ethiopic Bindings, Nikolas Sarris and Marco di Bella; 3.3 Islamic Bindings, Kristine Rose-Beers, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes, Karin Scheper, and Nil Baydar; 3.4 Armenian Bindings, Yasmeen Khan and Tamara Ohanyan; 3.5 Byzantine Bindings, Georgios Boudalis and Nikolas Sarris; 3.6 Syriac Bindings, Karin Scheper and François Vinourd; 3.7 Georgian Bindings, Maria Kalligerou; 3.8 Samaritan Bindings, Julia Poirier; 3.9 Jewish Bindings, Julia Poirier; 4 South-Asian Bindings; 4.1 Indic Bindings, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes; 4.2 Tibetan Bindings, Agniesżka Helman-Ważny; 4.3 Kashmiri Bindings, Jasdip Singh Dhillon; 4.4 Sikh Bindings, Jasdip Singh Dhillon; 5 East-Asian Bindings; 5.1 Chinese Bindings, Robert Minte and Emma Lau; 5.2 Korean Bindings, Minah Song; 5.3 Japanese Bindings, Kyoko Kusunoki and Mito Matsumaru; 6 Southeast Asian Bindings; 6.1 Upper Mainland Southeast Asian Bindings, Agniesżka Helman-Ważny; 6.2 Indonesian Bindings, Karin Scheper; 7 European Bindings; 7.1 Manuscripts in the Pre-Printing Era, Élodie Lévêque; 7.2 Printed Books, Melissa Tedone and Roger S. Williams; 7.3 Stationery Bindings, Holly Smith, Katerina Williams, and Sonja Schwoll; 7.4 Albums and Scrapbooks, Jane Rutherston and Olivia Primanis; 8 North American Bindings (Present-day Canada and United States), Julia Miller and Consuela (Chela) Metzger; 9 Latin American Bindings, Martha Elena Romero Ramírez and María Ángela Silvetti; Section 2: Bookbinding Materials and Their Degradation; 10 Introduction to Bookbinding Materials and Their Degradation, Abigail Bainbridge; 11 Materials and Identification; 11.1 Papyrus, Marieka Kaye; 11.2 Skin, Tuuli Kasso and Samuel Johns; 11.3 Textiles, Joanne Hackett; 11.4 Paper; 11.4.1 Introduction, Agniesżka Helman-Ważny and Abigail Bainbridge; 11.4.2 East Asian Handmade Paper, Minah Song; 11.4.3 Tibetan, Nepalese, and South Asian Handmade Paper, Agniesżka Helman-Ważny and Amélie Co