The second edition of Banik and Brückle’s book Paper and Water: A Guide for Conservators is now in the Chantry Library! The text and illustrations have been revised to reflect new research, and the bibliography has been expanded with new sources. There is a new chapter by Ute Henniges and Antje Posthast on the characterisation of paper by instrumental analysis, and a discussion of interpreting the data obtained to provide answers to questions conservators ask about the ageing behaviour of paper, prediction of ‘useful lifetime’ under typical storage conditions, and the use of pH to infer the general condition of a paper. Not to be missed!

Thanks to all our Chantry supporters!  Your donations will be put towards new books for the Library. Congratulations to the Book and Paper Group of Icon for a fantastic conference.

 

Here at OCC we’re all gearing up for the Book and Paper Group Conference  in Oxford next week. Come say hello to us at the Chantry stall, where you can browse the catalogue and buy some books!

We’ve got lots of duplicate copies for sale at heavily discounted prices. All journals are £2 each, 3 for £5, and books are priced individually (from £5 – £10). Check out some choice titles here, and find many more at the stall on the day.

See you at break time on Monday and Tuesday!

 

 

 

 

Look out for the Chantry Library stall at the upcoming Icon Book and Paper Group conference, taking place in Oxford from 1-3 October 2018. We will be offering some of our duplicates at bargain prices, free Chantry bookmarks, a chance to search SOLO live, and the opportunity to support a valuable conservation resource. See you there!

Will Beharrell’s time cataloguing the Chantry collection has sadly come to an end. Thanks for all your hard work, Will, and for adding 243 new records to the online catalogue SOLO!

 

This new-to-Chantry book by Edward Connold, author of British Vegetable Galls, and Gleanings from the Fields of Nature, has just been donated to the Chantry by Sandrine Decoux, Exhibitions Co-ordinator at the Bodleian Libraries. It is illustrated with 68 superb full-page plates, 21 insets, and 17 small drawings… of oak galls!

 

 

New to Chantry’s shelves, The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity, by Georgios Boudalis. The Oxford Conservation Consortium and Collection Care and Conservation section of the Bodleian Libraries recently spent a fascinating day on ‘Bookbinding and endbands of the Eastern Mediterranean’ with Dr Boudalis, with a small display of his publications from the library.

 

Today is the last day for our fantastic library volunteer, Cathrin Wieduwild. Cathrin took a break from her studies and has been in Oxford for the past two years. She is now returning to Germany to finish her MA in painting conservation. Cathrin has been involved in making sure the Chantry book collection has bookplates, bar codes, and is properly labelled – she leaves the library in tip top shape! Many thanks, Cathrin, and we hope your studies go well!

In 2004, the Institute of Paper Conservation rebranded itself, and changed its logo to include a letter ‘P’ unrolling like a length of paper. The Chantry Library, then housed in the Ashmolean Museum’s Paper Conservation Studio, was included in the rebranding.

 

 

Check out our new flyers! Fresh from the printers, they’re a handy guide that gives you the 1-2-3 of how to use the library.

Pick up a few if you’re passing by, share with friends and colleagues.