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Contemporary issues in book and paper conservation : proceedings of the Icon Book and Paper Group third annual triennial conference 2021 / edited by Pamela Murray, Leah Humenuck, William Bennett and Lauren Moon-Schott.

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Archetype Publications, 2022.Description: 108 pages : colour illustrations; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781909492851
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Contents:
Foreword / Pamela Murray -- Preface / Abigail Bainbridge -- Contemporary paper sculptures and their conservation: an artist survey / Jen Bowens -- Oil media on paper: reflections on condition assessment in a new context / Penelope Banou and Athina Alexopoulou -- Red rot and nano collagen: a ‘work in progress’ research on leather consolidation / Ilaria Camerini -- Verba volant, scripta manent? (Words fly, texts remain?) / Floriana Coppola and Matija Strlič -- Reconsidering Captain Cook at the National Library of Australia / Susannah Helman and Rachel Sawicki -- Connect, conserve and (de)colonise: conservators reflect on the colonial links in W.D. Campbell’s Aboriginal Carvings / Kêyeele Lawler-Dormer and Hoa Huynh -- Retrieved from the rubble: reconstructing Ireland’s lost archive / Zoë Reid, Jessica Baldwin, Peter Crooks and David Brown -- Inconvenient questions and the question of neutrality / Jane Henderson -- Conserving Dunhuang manuscripts at the British Library: how do we avoid dissociation? / Marya Muzart -- A licence to conserve: cultural diversity as a practical asset in conservation / Jin Xian Qiu, Meejung Kim-Marandet, Joanna Kosek, Kyoko Kusunoki, Valentina Marabini, Matthias Sotiras and Carol Weiss -- Inspiring and informing development: advocating for culture in sustainable development / Claire McGuire -- The role of conservation in the development of the British Library Green Network / Morgane Lirette -- Paper at a distance: conservation in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic / Isabelle McGinn, Laura Esser and Daniele Knoetze -- Born in lockdown. Impact Heritage: setting up a community interest company to improve diversity and access to funding in the cultural heritage sector / Ruth Stevens, Ann-Marie Miller and Ian Watson.
Summary: The papers in this volume were presented at the Icon Book & Paper Group Third Triennial Conference 2021 entitled Mod Cons: Modern Conservation. Modern Conveniences. Modern Constraints. Topics include: decolonisation; new treatments; educational programmes; business models; sustainability initiatives and frameworks. The scope of the work provides potential lessons and inspiration, and offers the opportunity for reflection on different approaches.

Foreword / Pamela Murray -- Preface / Abigail Bainbridge -- Contemporary paper sculptures and their conservation: an artist survey / Jen Bowens -- Oil media on paper: reflections on condition assessment in a new context / Penelope Banou and Athina Alexopoulou -- Red rot and nano collagen: a ‘work in progress’ research on leather consolidation / Ilaria Camerini -- Verba volant, scripta manent? (Words fly, texts remain?) / Floriana Coppola and Matija Strlič -- Reconsidering Captain Cook at the National Library of Australia / Susannah Helman and Rachel Sawicki -- Connect, conserve and (de)colonise: conservators reflect on the colonial links in W.D. Campbell’s Aboriginal Carvings / Kêyeele Lawler-Dormer and Hoa Huynh -- Retrieved from the rubble: reconstructing Ireland’s lost archive / Zoë Reid, Jessica Baldwin, Peter Crooks and David Brown -- Inconvenient questions and the question of neutrality / Jane Henderson -- Conserving Dunhuang manuscripts at the British Library: how do we avoid dissociation? / Marya Muzart -- A licence to conserve: cultural diversity as a practical asset in conservation / Jin Xian Qiu, Meejung Kim-Marandet, Joanna Kosek, Kyoko Kusunoki, Valentina Marabini, Matthias Sotiras and Carol Weiss -- Inspiring and informing development: advocating for culture in sustainable development / Claire McGuire -- The role of conservation in the development of the British Library Green Network / Morgane Lirette -- Paper at a distance: conservation in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic / Isabelle McGinn, Laura Esser and Daniele Knoetze -- Born in lockdown. Impact Heritage: setting up a community interest company to improve diversity and access to funding in the cultural heritage sector / Ruth Stevens, Ann-Marie Miller and Ian Watson.

The papers in this volume were presented at the Icon Book & Paper Group Third Triennial Conference 2021 entitled Mod Cons: Modern Conservation. Modern Conveniences. Modern Constraints. Topics include: decolonisation; new treatments; educational programmes; business models; sustainability initiatives and frameworks. The scope of the work provides potential lessons and inspiration, and offers the opportunity for reflection on different approaches.