The Chantry Library has a complete set of IPC’s The Paper Conservator and holds a back up copy as well just in case. We have a few gaps in the second set and this month we’re very grateful to paper conservator and Camberwell alumna, Deborah Willis, for offering two issues that we were missing. Deborah... Continue Reading →
Cataloguing the Collection: A Sneak Peak
Today we have a guest post from Will Shire, Assistant Librarian at Magdalen College, Oxford, who has been helping to catalogue new acquisitions to the Chantry Library collection. Will has catalogued a whopping 97 items for us so far, for which we are extremely grateful! Here, he picks out some of his favourite finds. For... Continue Reading →
Some reminiscences of Judith Chantry from Jane Eagan
For the younger conservation professionals, I thought it might be nice to share some memories of the Chantry Library and Judith Chantry by those who knew and worked with her. For background to the Library and Judith, please see our website and the feature on Icon’s website here which includes a timeline of the library’s... Continue Reading →
Signs of the times
As conservators - and librarians - prepare to go back to our workplaces along with much of the rest of the country we are likely to find them carefully marked up to remind us to maintain social distancing. Evidence has been spotted outside the Chantry Library (and for the avoidance of public transport). If only... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas – library closed period!
Have a lovely festive season! The Library will not be staffed until 7 January so we look forward to seeing you in the New Year. It may not reflect the real weather, but here is a shamelessly recycled snowman photo from our last post: