The following guest post is by conservator, Gwendoline Lemée: Unusual and unique objects have the power to intrigue and fascinate us, and one such object is Hannah’s Diary which arrived on my bench in the summer of 2017. How delightful it is to work on a unique object and extend its life beyond what could …
Month: January 2018
Bindings in the Spotlight (1)
This year a regular monthly blog post will highlight some of the most interesting book and manuscript bindings in our collection. To begin, we are featuring a beautiful contemporary binding by James Brockman (b. 1946) of the French translation of Johann Goethe's 'Faust' (Kessler.bb.10). Covered in full maroon Harmatan goatskin, the design has been tooled …
