Tag
paper conservation
Tools
The Bone Folder and the Paper Conservator's Hand
A small tongue of polished bone, shaped like a flattened spoon, is the most-used object on the bench of a paper conservator working in a Glasgow studio.
Workshop Visits
A Paper Conservator in Edinburgh
Una MacBeath conserves manuscripts, maps, and personal letters from a top-floor studio in Stockbridge. On a Wednesday in May she treats a water-damaged 1842 sheriff's ledger from Inverness-shire.