If we look closely, archival documents can tell us so much more than that which is written in their pages. Even the most unassuming volume, such as these accounts of the church wardens and constables of Beeby, can tell us a great deal about how the volume was used, some of the personality of its… Read more Conservation Tales: The Accounts of Beeby
At Dorset History Centre, we have a team of highly knowledgeable and eager volunteers, all of whom we haven’t seen for some considerable time now! That doesn’t mean that they haven’t been in touch with us though, and one of our keen volunteers has written this blog, exploring how parchment was made… — D-GIM is… Read more The Fabric of Life…
Sometimes an item comes into the Conservation Room that has pretty much everything going wrong for it and as a Conservator your heart sinks (but then you get a bit excited because it’s good to have a challenge!) This volume was one of those. The paper was acidic and brittle, 141 of the 430 leaves… Read more Rebinding the Rental: conserving the Rental of the Estate of The Marquis of Donegall, 1864
In the second of our Preserving Archives blog, we’re following on from our tips on handling, packaging and storing Great Aunt Bessy’s birth certificate and now we’re going to talk about digitising, displaying and repairing your precious archives. Digitising Thinking about digitising some of your archive is a great idea. It means you can… Read more Preserving Archives: Part 2
We are all likely to have some sort of archive at home, whether it’s photographs and letters passed down by Nanny Jo or our own collection of school records and concert tickets, these are items that make up our collective past and they are worth preserving for future generations. Few of us will have rooms… Read more Preserving Archives: Part 1
When the Dame Elisabeth Frink archive arrived at the Dorset History Centre, it came with some unusual items. Along with a number of bronzes are eight small groups of plaster maquettes, the largest of these measuring no more than 30cm high. Maquettes are preparatory models that sculptors make to help them visualise the final piece… Read more Protecting the work of Dame Elisabeth Frink
Whilst the Coronavirus lockdown continues, we have asked our Conservator for some bookbinding activities you can try at home. This is the third of three blogs in which she will show you how to do some book-binding at home… — A part of my job that I always look forward to is running bookbinding sessions. … Read more Bookbinding DIY – Piano hinge binding
Whilst the Coronavirus lockdown continues, we have asked our Conservator for some bookbinding activities you can try at home. This is the second of three blogs in which she will show you how to do some book-binding at home… — A part of my job that I always look forward to is running bookbinding sessions. … Read more Bookbinding DIY – Single Section Pamphlet
Whilst the Coronavirus lockdown continues, we have asked our Conservator for some bookbinding activities you can try at home. This is the first of three blogs in which she will show you how to do some book-binding at home… — A part of my job that I always look forward to is running bookbinding sessions. … Read more Bookbinding DIY – Japanese Stab-Stitch binding
Our Conservator not only works on the collections we hold here, but also does external work for different clients as well. In this week’s blog, she explains her recent work on a Roll of Honour from the Tank Museum. — In the Royal Armoured Corps Memorial Room at The Tank Museum, two leather bound volumes… Read more Repairing a Roll of Honour
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