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| Ref. | Title | Publisher | Date | Author | Synopsis | ||
| B1 | Caring for Books and Documents | British Museum | 1981 | Baynes-Cope, A.D. | In a few pages of easy to read, text, there is a thorough coverage of the enemies of books and how to protect your volumes from them. Written for the lay-man , but also of interest to the specialist. | ||
| B2 | Notes on Paper and Map Conservation | State Library Board of Queensland | 1979 | Bruce, Jim | Main causes of damage; procedures for repair – very conservation oriented; repairing; cleaning and mounting maps; good references and list of Queensland suppliers. | ||
| B3 | Renovating Books | Penny Pinchers | 1980 | Harding, Alison | Detailing DIY instructions on pulling a book, repairing tears, loose leaves, corners, covers and paperbacks. Simple but adequate approach to resewing, but sections on binding in leather and finishing are too skimpy to be much use. There is a glossary. | ||
| B4 | Renovating Books | Penny Pinchers | 1980 | Harding, Alison | Detailed DIY. instructions. See B3. | ||
| B5 | 1.Brief Notes on the Storage and Repair of Paper 2.Storage and Preservation of Paper Records 3.Protective Treatments and Repair of Paper Records |
Library Board of Queensland | 1987 | Lavrensic, Tamara | Three papers bound together. Good list of references and suppliers (Australian). May be a little out of date for suppliers. | ||
| B6 | The Restoration of Leather Bindings, Revised Edition | Adamantine Press | 1984 | Middleton, Bernard | A standard text book on this topic. Clear detailed instructions on dealing with old leather bound books. Also covers caoutchouc bindings and aging repairs. Middleton is a world expert on this subject. | ||
| B7 | The Preservation of Leather Bindings | British Museum | 1970 | Plenderleith, H.J. | An account of the author’s research into the causes of decay and use of potassium lactate. Of interest to anyone in leather binding, though rather outdated now. | ||
| B8 | Stopping the Rot: A handbook of preventive conversation for local studies collections | Australian Library and Information Association | 1989 | Price, Helen | Second Edition. Intended primarily for libraries, but useful for anyone with a collection of books. Why library materials deteriorate; prevention and cure; recording and cure; recording and marking; care and storage techniques; preservation decision making; basic conservation techniques; preparedness for disaster. | ||
| B9 | The Paper Conservator: Journal of the Institute of Paper Conservation, vol. 3 | Institute of Paper Conservation | 1978 | Papers: A Survey of the Original Binding and Re-binding Techniques of Registers in Qld State Archives, Jim Bruce. Repair Treatments for Vellum Manuscripts, Anthony Cains. The Identification of Non-wood Paper-making fibres Part 3, T. Collings & Derek Milner. Drying Rare Books Soaked by Water: a Harwell Experiment. John A. Gibson & David Reay. Papermakers’ Humpen. A note on 17th & 18th century central European craft depictions on glass. Guy Petherbridge. A Trial Terminology for describing sewing through the fold. Pamela Spitzmuller. | |||
| B10 | The Paper Conservator: Journal of the Institute of Paper Conservation, vol. 7 | Institute of Paper Conservation | 1982 – 83 | Papers: ‘Traditional Repair of Archival Documents’. Melvyn Jones – wet repairs, sizing. Paper Repair in Older Printed Books’ Orla Mc Mullen – using Japanese paper. Facsimile Repairs for Works of Art on Paper’. Jane Mc Ausland – holes, corners, tears invisibly repaired. The Identification of Oriental paper-making Fibres’ (Microscopy). Collings & Milner Whilst all these articles are intended for conservators, they are so well finished with a mass of lucid diagrams that anyone could follow them. By far the best coverage of repairs for the layman. | |||
| B11 | Cleaning and Caring for Books | Sheppard Press | 1982 | Shep, R.L. | Some of these methods should be treated with caution. | ||
| B12 | The Practical Guide to book Repair and Conservation | Thames and Hudson | 1988 | Johnson, Arthur | An invaluable primer. Covers materials, adhesives, book construction, repairs to paper & vellum, repairing broken books, board covers, re-attaching boards, repairing case bindings, leather bindings, refurbishing. | ||
| B13 | The Restoration of Leather Bindings | Library Technology | 1979 | Middleton, Bernard | Program Publication No.18 Chicago. The standard text book on this topic. Clear detailed instructions on dealing with old leather bound books. Also covers caoutchouc bindings and ageing repairs. Middleton is a world expert on this subject. [Presented by John Campbell] | ||
| B14 | The Abbey Newsletter: Bookbinding and Conservation, Vols 13, 14, 15 & 16 | 1989 – 92 | Newsletter of the preservation Department, Brigham Young University Library, Utah. | ||||
| B15 | Cleaning & preserving Bindings and Related Materials | Horton, Carolyn | |||||
| B16 | Basic Refurbishment of Antique Books | Visual Restoration | 1993 | Smart, John | This booklet accompanies a video with same title, in QBG Library, Catalogue No V13. | ||
| B17 | The S & M Book Repair Guide | S & M Supply Co | 1993 | Price, Helen | a useful booklet by a conservator showing a range of techniques and procedures for effective book repair and maintenance | ||
| B18 | The Repair of Cloth Bindings | Oak Press | 2005 | Johnson, Arthur | Manual with over 80 illustrations addressing special problems of repairing and conservation of cloth-covered books. | ||
| B19 a/b | DVD Peter Waters Master Book Binder | David Swerdloff | 2006 | Waters, Sheila & Swerdloff, David | Peter Waters (1930 – 2003) has been dubbed the father of American library conservation. Sheila Waters traces her late husband’s development as a binder prior to his worldwide leadership in library conservation. | ||
| B20 | DVD Binder – A portrait of Bernard Middleton | “Alms and Man” Production | 1990 | Middleton, B and interviewers | Bernard Middleton, FRSA, MBE, is a craftsman, a respected book restorer, the Binder. He talks about his life and his craft. | ||
| B21 | DVD Fully Dressed in Leather: Conservation Style | RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press | 2006 | Don Etherington | Demonstration of covering a book in full leather | ||
| B22 | DVDRebacking a Cloth Binding | Society of Bookbinders | 2005 | Cowlishaw, N. | This demonstration by one of the UK’s foremost bookbinding teachers, guides you through procedures necessary to assess and repair damage to spines and joints. | ||
