Following in quick succession to February's post about the subject bibliography on woven fabrics and last month's on Islamic slipcases we can present the fifth in our series of Chantry Library Subject Bibiographies. This one covers enamalled metals, and has been compiled by Dana Norris - a long-standing supporter of the Library. The current chair... Continue Reading →
While the library is closed in accordance with government Covid19 guidelines, the staff and wider OCC team are still very active. The Chantry Library recently published the fourth in its series of specialist subject bibliographies. The latest bibliography is by David Plummer, an MA graduate from the book conservation pathway at West Dean College. David has a particular interest in book cultures from, or associated with, the Islamicate cultural... Continue Reading →
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 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 →
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 →
