*UPCOMING WORKS ON PAPER COURSES AT THE CAMPBELL CENTER*
*www.campbellcenter.org <http://www.campbellcenter.org>*

*Parchment Conservation*
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*November 10-13, 2015*
($300 FAIC Scholarships available for AIC members! Call 815-244-1173 for
more info.)

The course will provide an introduction to parchment, its manufacture and
use, and some of the techniques involved in its conservation and care. It
will be useful for anyone involved in its conservation or who has parchment
or parchment artifacts in their collection. The course will consist of
morning lectures and afternoon experiments where participants can explore
techniques in the controlled environment of the laboratory. Course topic
will include: the identification of parchment; history and manufacture;
examination; surface preparation; cleaning, flattening, and repairing;
materials and adhesives; techniques; and housing options.

*Care and Repair of Book Collections
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*November 17-20, 2015*

This class is a hands-on workshop for those responsible for the care,
maintenance, and repair of circulating book collections. The class is of
particular relevance to those professionals seeking an in-house option to
outsourcing some repair and enclosure treatments to a commercial bindery.
Topics covered in this course will include the criteria used in decision
making concerning the triage and treatment of damaged books, an overview of
the necessary equipment and materials used in the treatment of damaged
books, and an introduction to the conservation ethics applicable to
circulating collections. Repair treatments covered in this course will
include hinge tightening, flat paper mending, tip-ins, spine replacement,
recasing, and new casing. The types of protective enclosures covered in
this course will include pockets, custom and manufactured binders,
wrapper-type enclosures, and cloth-covered clamshell boxes. Participants
are encouraged to bring books for analysis, treatment, and discussion.

*Care of Paper Artifacts*
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*January 12-16, 2016*

This course is an introduction to book and paper conservation designed for
conservation technicians and others who wish to have a theoretical
preservation framework and basic hands-on treatment experience. Topics
covered include a review of paper making, techniques in media application,
degradation patterns, and preventative preservation care. Conservation
treatments covered will include surface cleaning, humidification and
flattening, various mending methods, non-aqueous deacidification, currently
accepted materials for housings and treatments, and treatment
documentation. Mending of rare flat paper and books using Japanese tissue
and wheat starch paste will be emphasized. The class has been extended to a
new 5-day format to allow additional time for paper production and media
discussion, a demonstration of aqueous washing and deacidification, and
more student treatment projects. Participants are encouraged to bring
examples of specific problems for examination and possible treatment.
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*Questions?*
Contact Sarah Connors at [log in to unmask] or call the office at
815-244-1173.

The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies
www.campbellcenter.org

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