Chantry Library has put its Christmas jumper on and is heading for the holidays, best wishes to all!
Happy Holidays!
Chantry New Book Tasters – “Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques and Patterns”
This is a well-illustrated and beautifully produced book which covers the full time-span of marbled papers including quite notably the mechanically assisted marbled papers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Wolfe’s work is the culmination of his life-long interest in marbling and can be considered the “standard” work on this subject. Jasdip Singh Dhillon
Chantry New Book Tasters – Jasdip Singh Dhillon on “Fabriano”
Thanks to the support of Chantry Library users and well-wishers, we have purchased some new books with your kind donations. Over the next few weeks, we’ll give you a few ‘tasters’ of what is now on offer in the library. The first book is Fabriano; City of Medieval and Renaissance Papermaking by Sylvia Rodgers Albro... Continue Reading →
From Oxford to Afghanistan
The Chantry Library recently gifted several conservation publications to the National Gallery of Afghanistan in Kabul. The project ‘Assessing the Condition of the National Art Collection’ is organised by three bodies, the Foundation for Culture and Civil Society in Afghanistan (FCCS), an NGO in Kabul dedicated to the preservation of Afghan culture and heritage and... Continue Reading →
“PAPER AND WATER”, 2ND EDITION NOW IN
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... Continue Reading →
B&P Group Conference
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.