Book Conservation Services

Time to say goodbye to the bindery 😭
I've had a fantastic final week, with a visit to Union Street Printmakers for letterpress training as one of the highlights. Here in the bindery, I've made repairs to the leather binding of the Proeschel - didn't quite manage to fully complete the conservation treatment, but it's in a good spot for Senior Conservator Karen to add the final touches.

Photo 1: Letterpress printing on a 1850s hand press. Thanks Damien for a very fun day!
2: Multitasking - consolidating delaminating book corners on one bench while colour matching repair leather pieces on the other.
3: An imposing edifice used to help return the shape of the spine while adhesive is added to strengthen it.
4: Attaching a leather corner repair.
5: Attaching a leather cap repair. (I talked more about these leather repairs in an earlier post!)
6: The current state of the Proeschel - peep those new corners and endcaps!

And that brings me to the end of my time here at BCS. Bindery, you will be missed. Eternal thanks to Karen, who has taught me so much and ensured I had a wonderful time during this project, and many thanks to ADFAS Yarra, for their support of this internship position.