British Museum Technical Research Bulletin, Vol.7, 2013

Just arrived in the Chantry Library…..

British Museum Technical Research Bulletin, Vol.7, 2013

This bulletin, part of an annual series which Archetype Publications publishes in association with the British Museum, offers a forum to show a dynamic behind-the-scenes glimpse of the current work of curators, conservators and scientists conducted on a range of artefacts and materials across the collections at the British Museum.

Includes articles about the study and conservation of four ancient Egyptian funerary portraits, the conservation of polyurethane foam decorations on a Bulgarian kukeri mask, and traditional Chinese methods for weakening silk for the use in the conservation of silk paintings.

For further details of all the articles, there is a list of contents on the Archetype Publications webpages:

http://www.archetype.co.uk/publication-details.php?id=197

Restaurator Volume 34, Issue 3, 2013

The latest issue of the Restaurator. International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, is now available – check contents and abstracts online:

http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/rest.2013.34.issue-3/issue-files/rest.2013.34.issue-3.xml

Journal Articles Update: April 2013

Selected journal articles:

– The Ephemerist, No.160, Spring 2013
– Some paper labels found inside portable writing desks by David Harris pp.2-9

– Vivat Regina ! Ephemeral glimpses of the 1897 Diamond Jubilee celebrations by John Raybould pp.10-13

– The Printed Ephemera Collection in the Caird Library, National Maritime Museum by Gregory Toth pp.17-22

Ephemera Item of the Month: http://www.ephemera-society.org.uk/items/2013/apr13.html

– JAIC  (Journal of the American Institute for Conservation), Vol.52, No.1, February 2013
Articles:

– Architectural Models: Materials, Fabrication and Conservation Protocols by Margo Delidow pp.1-12

– Use of Imaging Spectroscopy, and in situ Analytical Methods for the Characterization of the Materials and Techniques of 15^th century Illuminated Manuscripts  by Paola Ricciardi et al. pp.13-29

– Vibration Control During Museum Construction Projects by Arne P. Johnson et al. pp.30-47

– Experimental Comparative Study of the Applicability of Infrared Techniques for Non-destructive Evaluation of Paintings by Dmitry Gavrilov et al. pp.48-60

Book reviews:

“Reconditioning an Eighteenth-Century Ship Model: Valkenisse, Retourschip of 1717″ and “Legacy of a Ship Model: Examining HMS Princess Royal 1773” by Rob Napier.
Reviewed by María M. Bonet

‘Theory and Practice in the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art: Reflections on the Roots and the Perspectives’ by Ursula Schädler-Saub, Angela Weyer (eds)
Reviewed by Michael Duffy

‘Studies using scientific methods : pigments in later Japanese paintings ‘ [essays by] Elisabeth West FitzHugh, John Winter, and Marco Leona
Reviewed by Jessamy Gloor

JAIC Online, Volume 16, 1977 – Volume 44, 2005: http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/

A quick reminder that we can supply photocopies of  journal articles, chapters from books, and conference papers, that are held in the Chantry Library collection. (Icon members are entitled to claim 10 free articles each year, so please quote your membership number with your requests). Articles can be provided either as scanned pages, or in hard copy.

To request items, just contact  Ros Buck, Librarian at chantrylibrary@icon.org.uk, or  tel: 01865 251303

Latest Journal Articles – March 2012

A selection of the latest journal articles to arrive in the Chantry Library:

Arc Magazine, No.268, December 2011
Special Issue: Preservation and Conservation
– Push ! Describing and Preserving the Royal College of Midwives Records by Clare Sexton pp7-9
– Enjoying the Countryside for over 100 years (The Camping and Caravanning Club) by Barry Rook pp9-11
– Making History: Lloyds Banking Group Timeline by Sian Yates pp12-13
Conservation and Preservation Group
– Parchment and the Archives by Mark Allen pp14-16
– Problems and Adaptability  (Archive Conservation) by Debby Rohan page 17
– How to Preserve Parish Registers by Rachel Weldrake page 18
– Conservation gets netted – by Proxy ! by Jane Pudsey pp19-20
– Breakthrough in Treating Red Rot by Sharon Manitta page 20
– An excerpt: the new best practice guidelines on conservation documentation by Shirley Williams pp22-23
– Museum Information and Records Management Project by Sinead Wheeler page 23

The Book and Paper Group Annual, (AIC), Vol.30, 2011
Papers presented at the Book and Paper Session, AIC’s 39^th Annual Meeting, May 31-June 3, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contents page available for this volume from chantrylibrary@icon.org.uk
Back issues online from 1982-2002: http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/

Journal of Paper Conservation (IADA), Vol.13, No.1, 2012
Early Industrial Decorated Papers of the 19^th Century: A Scientific Classification System Using Examples from the Seegers Collection by Susanne Lorenz, Maik Pertermann, Jörg Lenzner & Michael Lorenz  pp6-15
Foxing: Identification and Conservation Treatment of Stains on Two Contemporary Etchings by Meta Kojc 7 Jasna Malšsič  pp16-22
Projects
– ‘Quid Non Mortalia Pectora Cogis, Auri Sacra Fames?’ An Alternative to the Tender for Conservation Work by Andrea Giovannini  pp23-29
– Antifungal Treatment of Books Using Ethanol Vapours : A Feasibility Experiment Held under Conservation Studio Conditions by Sebastien Gilot, Paulina Munoz del Campo 7 Marine Letouzey pp30-37
Materials & Equipment
– Talking about Books pp37-38
Instructables
– Lining and Stretching Using a Silkscreen Frame page39

Print Quarterly, Vol.29, No.1, March 2012
– A  Frontispiece for Galileo’s Opere: Pietro Anichini and Stefano della Bella by Jaco Rutgers pp3-12
– Engravings by Jacques Fornazeris with the Arms of René Gros by Henriette Pommier pp13-21
– Representant d’une grande nation: The Politics of an Anglo-French Aquatint by Amanda Lahikainen pp22-32
Shorter Notices
– Some Early States by Martino Rota by Stephen A. Bergquist  pp33-36
– Prints by Gabriel Huquier after Oppenord’s Decorated Ripa by Jean-François Bédard

A quick reminder that we supply photocopies of  journal articles, chapters from books, and conference papers, which are held in the Chantry Library collection. (Icon members are entitled to claim 10 free articles each year, so please quote your membership number with your requests). Articles can be provided either as scanned pages, or in hard copy. To request items, just contact  Ros Buck, Librarian at chantrylibrary@icon.org.uk, or  tel: 01865 251303

Practical Building Conservation – Updated Series

PRACTICAL BUILDING CONSERVATION LAUNCH AT LISTED PROPERTY SHOW

English Heritage has revised and updated its highly regarded series of conservation handbooks, Practical Building Conservation (first published in 1988), for publication in 2012. The first five volumes of the ten-volume series will be launched at the Listed Property Show on 18 and 19 February at London’s Olympia (stand H20).

The new series of Practical Building Conservation has not only been updated to cover the latest techniques and materials, but has been greatly expanded and copiously illustrated. Written by English Heritage experts, these books are an accessible distillation of their many years of experience in the conservation of historic buildings. They look in detail at building materials ranging from the ancient to the modern, and are studded throughout with practical advice on their repair and maintenance.

For more information see: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/pbc

Journal articles – February 2012

A selection of recent journal articles to arrive in the Chantry Library…..

AIC News, Vol.37, No.1, January 2012
– A New Strategy for Assessing Off-Gassing from Museum Materials: Air Sampling in Oddy Test Vessels by Masahiko Tsukada, Adriana Rizzo, and Clara Granzotto, Department of Scientific Research, Metropolitan Museum of Art  page 1 & pp.3-7

Art Business Today, Issue 1, January 2012
Business
– Building Trust
Mark Wilson explains the importance of winning customers’ trust pp26-28
– Telling the World
Four retailers outline the promotional activities that work best for them pp30-33
– Made in Britain
Alan Hayes of Frinton Mouldings talks about new products and innovations pp34-35
Art
– Why blogging matters by Josh Bradac
Why blogging is a powerful marketing tool for art retailers pp36-39
– Web design for artists
Websites must be uncluttered and easy to navigate argues Sadie J. Valeri pp40-41
– Fun, feisy and fabulous
A look at the trend for ‘boudoir’ and burlesque artwork – a report by Annabelle Ruston pp42-45
Framing
– Beyond the corner sample
You’ve got to do more than show chevrons, says Jared Davis pp48-49
– Framing myths: tapes and hinges
Mal Reynolds on how to make strong hinges that last  pp50-52
– The modern way by Lyn Hall
Making the switch from manual to computer controlled mountcutters pp54-57

BAPH Quarterly, No.81, January 2012
– Perth’s Paper Mills by Robin H. Rodger pp1-10
– Outside the Square: A Considered Approach to the Treatment of a 3-Dimensional Paper Object by Ute Larsen and Camilla Baskcomb pp11-15
– Updated Notes on Papermaking in Lincolnshire 1600-1900 by Daven Chamberlain pp16-19
– Hanging Wallpaper During the Regency Period by Rowena Beighton-Dykes pp20-27
– How to Get Paper by Charles Dickens (From Household Words, Vol.10, No,240, 28 October 1854) pp28-31
– History of Paper Test Instrumentation Part 21: Miscellaneous Test Instruments by Daven Chamberlain pp32-37
– Cholera and Rags (From The Paper Trade Review, Vol.2, 1884) pp37-38
–  Industrial Relations in the Papermaking and Boardmaking Industry: Gold Medal Lecture – 1971 by Michael Lambert CBE (Director Employers’ Federation of Papermakers and Boardmakers) pp39-44

IDP News, No.38, Winter 2011-12
This issue of IDP (International Dunhuang Project) News is dedicated to the Diamond Sutra.
– The Diamond Sutra: History and Transmission by Sam Van Schaik pp2-3
– Restoration of the Diamond Sutra by Frances Wood and Mark Barnard pp4-5
– Accruing Merit from Copying the Diamond Sutra by Joyce Morgan and Conrad Walters page 5
– A Preliminary Study of the Paper of the Diamond Sutra by Agnieszka Helman-Waźny

Journal of the Institute of Conservation, Vol.34, No.2, September 2011
Table of contents, and abstracts available here: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcon20/current

Traditional Paint News (The Journal of the Traditional Paint Forum), Vol.3, No.2, November 2011

Remember….Icon members can claim up to 10 free journal articles, book chapters or conference papers each year. To request an article, or find out more, please email: chantrylibrary@icon.org.uk

Book Donation for the Chantry Library

We are very pleased to receive a donation of the following conference papers for the Chantry Library. Many thanks to Peter Winsor for this very useful, and interesting new addition to our collection.

Integrated Pest Management for Collections: Proceedings of 2011: A Pest Odyssey, 10 Years Later edited by Peter Winsor, David Pinniger, Louise Bacon, Bob Child, Kerren Harris, Dee Lauder, Julie Phippard and Amber Xavier-Rowe, English Heritage, 2011, 223pp. Plus DVD
ISBN: 978-1-84802-114-3
Integrated pest management (IPM) is not a static approach but one that is constantly evolving. Mass international travel, climate change and other factors contribute to the spread of new pests, and the pests themselves are constantly seeking out weaknesses in our defences. An understanding of the threats pests pose to collections and the necessity for a systematic approach to combat them is now firmly embedded in the work of collection care practitioners. In addition, the trustees and sponsoring bodies of collecting institutions recognise that it is a significant and cost-effective element of good collections management.

2011: A Pest Odyssey, 10 years later describes examples of how the IPM approach has been adopted by large and small institutions around the world, and highlights the many lessons learned along the way. Principal among these is never to become complacent and tied down to routine processes. Another important lesson is the need to ensure colleagues understand and are involved with the process of pest management. There is also a need to understand the wider implications of any pest control activity, for example the effect of chemical treatments on DNA.

Coming out of the second Pest Odyssey conference, this book will promote wider understanding and implementation of IPM as an integral part of any collection management programme. The organisers and editorial team hope that everyone involved with the care of cultural heritage collections and buildings will find something of interest and value in this work.
Chantry Library Shelfmark: Conf/Eng – 2011

Restaurator, Vol.32, No.1, March 2011

Latest edition of the journal Restaurator has just arrived in the library…..here are the contents:

– Simultaneous Microwave Drying and Disinfection of Flooded Books by Milan Hajek et al. pp.1-12
An advanced microwave drying technology has been developed using a microwave continuous dryer combined with an air cooling unit and a simultaneous disinfection process. This new technology uses microwave absorption filters made from special porous ceramics which act as both absorbent and transparent material for microwaves. Ceramic slabs reduce the intensity of the microwave radiation to such an extent that overheating and hot-spot formation as well as red-heating of metallic objects and other kinds of damage is prevented. Almost all books and documents were dried without any damage to printing in metallic inks, coloured reproductions, metallic objects and other components sensitive to microwaves. The treatment also destroyed moulds and their spores by use of UV electrode-less lamps, which rendered additional disinfection unnecessary.

– Innovation in Low-O, Technology: A solution for Conservation, Protection and Treatment by Edwin Willemsen et al. pp.13-26
Low-oxygen technology – ZerOx technology, offers new opportunities for museums, libraries and archives in protecting, preserving and treatment of biological infested objects. The ZerOx technology can be applied in any of the following areas: fire prevention, through permanent oxygen reduction; conservation, through active climate control of rooms or anoxic show cases; treatment of infested objects with the advantage of avoiding their contamination with chemicals. The contribution provides an overview of the working principle, the technology behind it, application possibilities, limitations and case studies.

– Air-Stream Drying of Paper by Eva Glück et al. pp27-39
Airflow drying has originally been applied in printmaking and hand papermaking workshops in order to shorten drying times and maintaining planarity of paper. The technique was already suggested by R. Futernick in 1988 and was first introduced to paper conservation at the Western Regional Paper Conservation Laboratory in San Francisco. In this contribution, the physical basics of the drying process, including a simple drying stack prepared from corrugated board, are described. Drying is carried out in stacks of archival-quality corrugated cardboards and other paperboard materials under slight pressure. The stack of cardboards is equipped with a blower that provides a continuous airflow through the open channels of the card boards. The water is removed from the stacks by continuous evaporation through the moisture absorbing board until equilibrium with the ambient air is reached.

– The Stability of DVD Optical Disc Formats by Joe Iract pp.39-59
The desire to have a storage medium for digital information with a higher capacity than the CD has led to a growth in the use of DVD optical media. A single-layer DVD provides up to seven times more storage capacity than a CD and therefore makes it useful for the storage of larger digital files. However, due to some key structural differences between the DVD and CD formats, there are some unanswered questions with respect to the long-term stability of DVDs. This study examined the stability of a variety of movie DVDs, DVD±Rs, dual layer DVD+Rs, and DVD±RWs. These media were evaluated under accelerated aging conditions of 80°C and 85% relative humidity and by measuring error rate changes after four aging intervals of 21 days. It was demonstrated that erasable DVDs (DVD±RWs) and dual-layer recordable DVDs have fair and very poor stability respectively and should not be used if longevity of the optical media is required. On the other hand, the stability of recordable DVDs (DVD±Rs) ranged from very good to poor. Discs with good stability utilized a gold metal layer and a dye that was unaffected by the aging conditions. Recordable DVDs with a silver metal layer and less stable dye degraded quickly and cannot be recommended for the long-term storage of digital information.

– Application of a-Amylase in Combination with Ultrasound to Remove Starch Based Adhesives from Paper by Benjamin Bartl et al. pp60-80
α-Amylases are enzymes employed in paper conservation to remove starch-based adhesives. However, the success of their application can be limited by the transport rate of the enzyme molecules through the paper pores to the substrate. This investigation was focused to monitoring the rate of penetration of the enzyme into hand-made paper and various means of accelerating it. Special attention was paid to using power ultrasound of 20 kHz and a 3 mm diameter sonotrode. The measurement was performed using a vertical static diffusion cell. It was found that the process can be accelerated up to thirty times by using ultrasound. The portability of the results to practical applications was verified on model samples of pasted joints. The work also included testing the effect of the experimental conditions on the catalytic activity of the enzyme and on selected properties of the paper. No negative effect of the ultrasound on ether enzyme activity or average DP of cellulose of the treated paper was determined under the given experimental conditions.

 

Journal articles – February/March 2011

 A selection of journal articles which have been added to the library collection over the past month.

Remember – Icon members can request up to 10 free copies of articles each year !  To find out more, or place your requests, just email Ros Buck, Librarian at :  chantrylibrary@icon.org.uk

AICCM National Newsletter, No.117, March 2011
Queensland floods: update from the front line
– Is there still faith in remedial conservation
– Saving Australia’s moveable cultural heritage
– Big Stuff 2010, ICOM 2010 and workshop reviews

ARC Magazine, February 2011
International Affairs Special Issue
– London Fashion Week meets Coutts Archives by Isobel Long, Coutts & Co.,  pp8-9
– Sowing seeds of collaboration: Digitising an 18^th century botanist’s archive by Cat Finlayson, British Library,  pp14-15
– USA Study Trip Report by Claire Sawyer, Henry Moore Institute pp16-19
– The Endangered Archives Programme – an Update by Lynda Barraclough page 22
– Hypertext Markup Language – A guide to Archival and Related Standards by Jane Stevenson, The Archives Hub, pp23-24
– Life as a Victorian Student in South-East London by Elizabeth Harper, London South Bank University pp26-27
– Wigan’s History and Heritage goes Online by Paul Sugden, TownsWeb Archiving Ltd. pp28-29
www.wiganimages.wict.org

ARC Magazine, January 2011
Records Management Special IssueARC Magazine, December 2010
Preservation and Conservation Issue
– A Guide to Archival and Related Standards
Standards applicable to archives; for the digital delivery of repository guides, finding aids, and images of material from collections by Sarah Higgins (Univ. Of Aberystwyth) pp.8-9
– Joining Forces to make the Case for Preservation
Caroline Peach (Preservation Advisory Centre, The British Library) reports on a series of events held across the country. Page 21
– The Ethics of Removing Previous Repairs to Archival Material by Rebecca Lumsden, National Museum of Ireland pp.22-24
– Repair of Paper Documents Written in Iron Gall Ink by Mark Allen, Flintshire Record Office pp.26-27

Last 6 months of the ARC Magazine available online:
http://www.archives.org.uk/publications/arc-magazine.html

Conservation Bulletin, Issue 65, Winter 2010
Inherited Infrastructure
– Attitudes to Infrastructure
The way people perceive infrastructure changes from generation to generation – sometimes as a threat, sometimes for its beauty (5 articles pp.4-15)
– Change Past
Infrastructure is built to serve the needs of its day. It reminds us that change is the constant condition of our evolving society (5 articles pp.16-25)
– Change Future
Understanding the growth and decline of past infrastructure can help us to better manage the infrastructure of the present and future.(5 articles pp.26-34)
– Serving New purposes
Redundant infrastructure need not be worthless infrastructure: sometimes it can serve society in new and creative ways. (pp35-40)   Online at:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/conservation-bulletin-65/

Guild of Bookbinders Newsletter, No.194, February 2011
– The Book Protector: a novel conservation innovation from the 1960s by James Reid-Cunningham and Rebecca Smyrl  pp.8-9
– Raven Books – process & techniques by Nancy Culmone pp.16-17
– Twenty-five Years and Going Strong: North Bennet Street School – Boston, Massachusetts (Bookbinding programme) pp.19-20
– The Conservation Corner: Color Matters by Tish Brewer page 21
Online newsletters up to February 2010 available at: http://guildofbookworkers.org/resources/newsletters/index.php

Museums Journal, December 2010
– Mind your language by Rebecca Atkinson pp22-27
The extensive use of Scots at the new Robert Burns Birthplace Museum raises questions about how language can be used in museums.
– Social Work
In only a few years, social media has transformed how museums and galleries engage with audiences. Ben Goodwin looks at who’s doing what and why. pp29-31
– Whose Heritage ?
In the final part of the series on diversity, Felicity Heywood finds some examples of good practice within two heritage bodies pp32-35
– Lifelong Learning
After 20 years at the V&A, David Anderson has taken on a new challenge as director general of National Museum Wales. Simon Stephens meets him. pp36-39
Reviews
– Under Attack: London, Coventry and Dresden, London Transport Museum
The exhibition gives visitors an insight into the impact of wartime bombing on transport systems, but Penny Ritchie Calder wanted more personal testimonies
– South London Gallery
The South London Gallery may have an international reputation, but it draws much of its strength from local sources, says Nicky Ryan

The National Library Magazine, Vol.3, No.1, March 2010
– The Eye of the Beholder: Peter Dombrovskis- Photographer, Champion of Wilderness pp2-7
Christobel Mattingley explores Peter Dombrovski’s photography and his spiritual connection to wild environments
– Denizens of the Deep: Pieter Bleeker’s “Fish Atlas”  pp8-11
Sylvia Marchant describes a recent acqyuisition, an atlas of the fish of the Indo-Pacific Ocean
– Men Who Make their Own History; The Legacies of Bernard Smith and Rex Nan Kivell  pp12-15
Sheridan Palmer examines the connection between a great Australian art historian and a patron of Australian Art.
– Inside William Bligh’s Notebook: A Story of Survival pp18-20
Jennifer Gall gives us a glimpse inside a small book, in which Bligh describes a dramatic 47-day voyage on the high seas in 1789
–  Red Coat Dreamer pp21-23
Craig Wilcox questions conventional interpretations of one of the library’s treasures, Augustus Earle’s Portrait of Bungaree.
– Cara David: A Forgotten Feminist  pp24-26
Jennifer Horsfield explores the life of a little-known social and educational reformer.
– Ernest Auguste Goupil: A Young Man and His Art pp27-30
Elizabeth Truswell reveals the gentle character and poignant death of a French artist who joined an 1837 expedition to Oceania and the South Pole

News in Conservation (IIC), No.22, February 2011
– People power protecting collections page 1
– 2012 IIC Congress (Vienna). Focus on the decorative and applied arts heritage and its conservation.
Call for papers by 30 April 2011 Page 6
– Repurposing Historic Churches pages 4-5

Print Quarterly, Vol.28, No.1, March 2011
Contents:
– Editorial by Antony Griffiths pp3-4
– Francesco Rosselli and Berlinghieri’s Geographia Re-examined by Sean Roberts pp4-17
– Raphael Morghen and Paris by Camilla Murgia pp18-33
– Ad Reinhardt: Visual Perception and the Screenprint Portfolios by Elizabeth Reede pp34-44
Shorter Notices:
 – New Print by Nicoletto da Modena by Giulio Girondi and Matteo Crespi  pp44-45
– A Subject of the Small Landscapes Series Identified by Erik E. Loffler pp46-49
– An Unrealized project by the Sadelers after Hans von Aachen by Joachim Jacoby  pp50-53
– Arthur Hughes in the Dalziel Archive by Maroussia Oakley pp53-55

Reflections on Conservation 2010 (CCI – Canadian Conservation Institute)
(New free annual publication – in English and French)
– Feature Article: Strategies for Preserving Collections by David Grattan pp2-5
– Conservation Challenges of Outdoor Collections by Debra Daly Hartin & George Prytulak pp.6-9
– Using Conservation Science to Shred Light on the Past: CCI’s Examination of the Kwäday Dän Ts’ ìnchi Knife by Kate Helwig pp.10-12
– Overcoming a Conservation Challenge Through Collaboration: Treating a Suite of Upholstered Furniture by Jan Vuori pp.13-14
– A New Tool for Collections Preservation: The Micro-fade Tester by Judith Bannerman pp.15-17
– Let There Be Light: Using Digital Technology to Aid Conservation Examination by Christine McNair pp.18-20
– My Post-Graduate Internship at CCI: Invitations to Collaborate by Marie-Catherine Cyr pp.21-22
– Asking the Question: How Much Protection Do Flexible Arms and Slot Hoods Provide ? by Michael Harrington pp.23-24
CCI Website: http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/

WAAC (Western Association for Art Conservation) Newsletter, Vol.32, No.2, June 2010
Articles online up until January 2010 at:
http://cool.conservation-us.org/waac/wn/

 

New books and journal articles for October 2010

New books added to the Chantry Library collection during October:

– Killing Green: An Account of Hand Papermaking in China by Elaine Koretsky, The Legacy Press, Michigan,  2009, 217pp ISBN: 978-0-9797974-1-5
The invention of paper in China more than 2,000 years ago was a wondrous discovery. Worn out fishnets, hemp rags, and rope were soaked, beaten to a pulp, and then the watery mass was poured onto a cloth stretched over a wooden frame. On its surface, a web of fibers coalesced. After drying in the sun, the sheet of paper was gently pulled from the cloth. Although many uses for paper were discovered, the most important was as a superb writing surface.
Over a millennium, papermaking spread throughout China, then east to Korea and Japan, and finally west along the Silk Road to the rest of the world. The materials, tools, and techniques changed according to what was available to particular environments.

A few scholars have written about hand papermaking in china, but none has been as thorough as Elaine Koretsky. Her remarkable journeys have taken her from the Taklimakan and Gobi Deserts to the Himalayas. Over the course of eighteen field expeditions, she has located forty-two, often remote villages that represent unbroken traditions of papermaking by hand. She interviewed the papermakers, recorded their histories, and documented their processes in both film and digital formats, and in print.

– No Shelf Required: E-Books in Libraries edited by Sue Polanka, American Library Association, Chicago, 2011, 182pp ISBN: 978-0-8389-1054-2
In this volume, the author brings together a variety of professionals to share their expertise about e-books with librarians and publishers.

Donations to the Chantry Library :

– The Conservation of Leather Artefacts: Case Studies from the Leather Conservation Centre by Theodore Sturge, The Leather Conservation Centre, Northampton, 2000. 40pp. ISBN: 0-946072-06-X

– The Conservation of Gilt Leather/La conservation du cuir dore Post-prints, Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Working Group “Leather and Related Materials”, Brussels, 25-27 March 1998, published in 2007

– Recent preoccupations concerning Textiles, Leather, Legislation. Post-prints relating to leather/. Préoccupations récentes concernant le textile. Le cuir et la législation, Publication concernant le cuir. Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Working Group “Leather and Related Materials”, Athens, 21-24 April 2004, published in 2007

Selection of journal articles:

AIC News, Vol.35, No.5, September 2010
– The Hidden Hazards of Fire Soot by Dawn Bolstad-Johnson pp1-3
– Case History: Studio Precautions When Treating Smoke Damaged Paintings by Rustin Levensen page 3
– Some Observations: Removing Soot Residue from Contemporary Paintings by Dawn Bolstad-Johnson pp4-5
– New Materials & Research: Using Risk Assessment Tools to Evaluate the Use of LEDs for the Illumination of Light-Sensitive Collections by Steven Weintraub pp14-17
– Research Project on Preservation of Parchment page19 

Guild of Book Workers Newsletter, No.192, October 2010
– Calligraphy Report: A new discovery of an old tool: antique pen wipes by Nancy Leavitt pp8-9
– The Marbling Tray: What to do when the waterbased paint sinks….or spreads too much ! by Iris Nevins page11
– Why buy a handmade journal ?  by Christina Amato pp12-13
– The Conservation Corner: Modified knives by Tish Brewer page 16

Guild of Book Workers Journal, 2009
– The Education of Daniel E. Kelm by Alegria Barclay pp7-17
With an annotated gallery of Daniel Kelm’s bindings and artist’s books
– Mary Crease Sears: a complete bookbinder by Kristin Parker pp18-25
– Ergonomics & injury prevention in the book and paper lab by Douglas Sanders and Nicole Wolfersberger pp.26-32
– The pilgrimage: journey to a world of books in Spain by Wilfredo A. Geigel pp.34-46
– Der Pressbengel/the Bone folder: a dialogue between an aesthetically-inclined bibliophile and well-versed-in-all-aspects-of-the-craft bookbinder by Ernst Collin pp48-63
Translated and introduced by Peter D. Verheyen
– Where does the catalog go ? Surveys of early printed books, what we can learn from them, and why they matter by Matthew Davis pp64-73
– Exploring the book (cases): the art of books, museums, and digital culture by Courtney Weida pp74-80
– Accordion and tunnel books: twenty years of exploration by Randolph Huebsch pp82-92

ICOM News, Vol.63, No.2, October 2010
– Cracking the loyalty code by Aedin MacDevitt
A slump in retention rates forced the Tate museum to rethink its membership strategy pp6-7
– Museums: promoters of equality and peace by Colette Dufresne-Tasse
How can museums exercise their peace-keeping role ?  page 8
– A world of opportunity: regional museums offer a range of possibilities, to develop social harmony by Hemo Kaind  page 9
– Fields of Change: A career in museums today requires a whole new skill set by Aedin MacDevitt pp10-11
Shop talk: an overview of the changes in the museum profession from the professionals’ perspective by Aedin Mac Devitt pp12-13
– Brazil’s biodiversity crisis: Natural history collections are vital to preserving Brazil’s biomes by  pp14-15
– ICOM General Conference 2010
– Museums: journey to the East

Journal of the Institute of Conservation, Vol.33, No.2, September 2010
– Editorial by Janet Berry pp115-116
– American painters and varnishing: British, French and German connections by Lance Mayer & Gay Myers pp117-127
– Bleached shellac picture varnishes: characterization and case studies by Ken Sutherland pp129-145
– Evidence for varnishes used by British artists in the nineteenth century by Joyce H. Townsend pp147-161
– The conservation of an Anglo-Saxon composite stave-made vessel from Ringlemere, Kent by Philip Kevin et al. pp163-177
– Understanding the ageing behaviour of nineteenth and twentieth century tin-weighed silks by Paul Garside et al. pp179-193

Studies in Conservation, Vo.55, No.3, September 2010
60 Years of IIC 1950-2010
– Editorial by Joyce Townsend page149
– Sustainability and public museum buildings: the UK legislative perspective by Brian Hayton pp150-154
–  The contribution of conservators to sustainability at the National Maritime Museum, UK by Dervilla O’Dwyer pp155-158
– How are US conservators going green ? Results of polling AIC members by Patricia Silence pp159-163
– Cleaning marble with ammonium citrate by Claire Gervais et al. pp164-176
– Preliminary studies toward identification of sources of Protoberberine Alkaloids used as yellow dyes in Asian objects of historical interest by Xian Zhang et al. pp177-185
– Markers for identification of faded safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) colorants by HPLC-PDA-MS: ancient fibres, pigments, paints and cosmetics derived from antique recipes by Jan Wouters et al. pp186-203
– A technical analysis of three paintings attributed to Jackson Pollock by Narayan Khandekar et al. pp204-215
– Homogeneity, composition and deterioration of window glass fragments and paint layers from two seventeenth-century stained glass windows created by Jan de Caumont (~1580-1659) by Olivier Schalm et al. pp216-226

The Quarterly, – The Journal of the British Association of Paper Historians (BAPH) No.76, October 2010
– A Study of British Library Manuscript ADD.15712: a German Passion of 1459 by Pam Allen pp1-11
– Oxfordshire Paper Mills Part 3: Sandford on Thames by Frances Wakeman pp12-14
– List of English Paper Makers, 1837 (transcribed by Richard Hills) pp15-20
– A Brief History of Wiggins Teape UK Manufactories. Part 2: The Age of Acquisition (1919-1939) by Daven Chamberlain pp21-25
– Two Chapters on Bank Note Forgeries: Chapter 1 by Charles Dickens pp26-30
– Paper Uniforms page 30
– History of Paper Test Instrumentation Part 16: Appearance Quality Testers by Daven Chamberlain pp31-36
– Visions in the Making: the watercolours for Robert Blair’s poem The Grave and other works on paper by William Blake (1757-1827) by Peter Bower pp37-48