Our third, new subject bibliography has just been posted on the use of woven fabrics in the conservation of books. The bibliography has been produced by two of the Oxford Conservation Consortium's own conservators, Celia Bockmuehl and Nikki Tomkins (pictured above). It emerged from a collaborative research project undertaken by OCC with Bodleian Conservation and... Continue Reading →
Chantry Library Subject Bibliographies – No. 2: Egyptian Tomb Painting by Bianca Madden
Chantry blog followers may remember a fantastic talk given by Oxford-based wall paintings conservator, Bianca Madden, on conserving Theban tomb paintings (see our post April 13 2018). We asked Bianca to contribute to our Subject Bibliographies project, and are delighted to announce that her ‘take’ on Egyptian Tomb paintings is now live on the Library... Continue Reading →
Chantry Library Subject Bibliographies — A new research tool offering ‘curated’ information to conservators
We are pleased to announce a new resource, the Chantry Library Subject Bibliographies. Through the bibliographies, we hope to support the work of conservators by sharing curated information in the form of an up-to-date list of relevant sources, chosen by a subject specialist. The sources will be accompanied by a descriptive, evaluative annotation to inform... Continue Reading →