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OH MY GOD. ACTUALLY USEFUL LIFEHACKS. I HAVE MISSED YOU.
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Posted on February 7, 2018 via Random Weas with 212,319 notes
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Omoshiro Block: A Paper Memo Pad That Excavates Objects as It Gets Used
Oooh, I love the Piano one.
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We’re taking a leaf out of @nglspecialcollectionsandarchives‘s book from last year and having our own @yearinreview of the best Museums, Libraries and Collections of the year:
You have no idea how much it pains us not to make this list longer, but it’s based on our Likes over the past year so it’s as scientific as it gets! All of the Tumblrs listed have gone above and beyond in terms of interesting content, fantastic GIFs and very many laughs.
Why thank you for including us on your list, @unirdg-collections! As Dean Winchester says:
All of the Tumblr’s on your list are fantastic! To keep the Tumblr love going, here are a few more library, museum, and special collections Tumblr’s to follow:
Who would you add to the list?
Also be sure to check out my Big List of preservation, conservation, and bookbinding folks on Tumblr (and other social media sites), if that’s your jam.
- @whitesparrowbindery
- @thinkingconservator
- @themagpie
- @jsconservation
- @avdisco
- @camconservation2016
- @diaryofascienceconservator
- @anotherconservator
- @uicb
- @modernpreservationist
- @preservation-at-ucla-library
- @nyupreservation
- @msulconservationlab
- @nyprarchives
- @realmofconservation
- @thepapersaver
- @adventuresinconservation
- @wanderingwren
- @bplconservationinternship
- @restorebooks
- @risilovesink
- @bookconservator
- @conservatora
- @studentconservators-blog
- @katieshulman
- @varnishisapowerfulliquid
- @conservacaonaartecontemporanea
- @conservenee
- @cemeteryconservation
- @notmodernart
- @art-conservation
- @theconservator
- @nancieravenel
- @preservearchives
- @conservatoratwork
- @abbyschoolman
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BOOK ANATOMY / ANATOMÍA DEL LIBRO
My friend India Johnson created this amazing bilingual material for bookbinders and all kind of book lovers! She allowed me to share it in my blog so more people interested in the world of books, both English and Spanish-speakers, could share it and have access to it. This is a collaborative project called “Book Anatomy” consisting in: (1) illustrated diagrams of tools, parts of books and binding processes; and (2) a Glossary, which, she says is “to provide a basic glossary in English and Spanish of common bookbinding vocabulary. The diagrams are for those who make books, more than for book historians or scholars. They are and will always be free; please share.” If you want to collaborate by adding new terms of certain parts of the book in your language you can do it here, and you can download the diagrams in a better resolution here. Also, you can find the original link of the project in her blog India Ink! Thanks, India! / Mi amiga India Johnson creó este increíble material bilingüe para encuadernadores y todo tipo de amantes del libro. Me permitió compartirlo para que más personas interesadas en el mundo del libro, tanto en inglés como en español, pudieran tener acceso a él y divulgarlo. Este es un proyecto colaborativo que consiste en (1) diagramas ilustrados de herramientas, partes del libro y procesos de encuadernación; y (2) un glosario cuyo objetivo es, dice India, “presentar la jerga básica de la encuadernación en formato bilingüe e ilustrado. Los diagramas se destinan al fabricate más que al investigador. Son gratuitos y siempre lo serán; están para compartir.” Si quieres colaborar añadiendo nuevos términos en tu idioma puedes hacerlo aquí, también puedes descargar los diagramas en mejor resolución aquí. El link original del proyecto puedes encontrarlo en el blog India Ink ¡Muchas gracias, India!
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Wonderful illustrations! Just FYI, you should also check out and share the Multilingual Bookbinding Dictionary! That’s exactly what it’s for, and it desperately needs more editors and input from non-English speakers! :)
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Posted on January 10, 2016 via Conserve this! with 31 notes
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“Treat books gently; for books are kind friends. We benefit by their advice, and they exact no confessions.”
Most of this 100+ year old advice is still good! Some of my favorites are:
-“Books are not intended for card-racks or for receptacles of botanical specimens.”
-“Books should not be toasted before a fire or be converted into cushions to sit upon.“
-”Never destroy an original binding upon an old volume if the binding be in tolerable condition. An old book should not be rebound, unless it is essential to its preservation ; and then it should be, as far as possible, a restoration. “
Source: “ A manual of the art of bookbinding : containing full instructions in the different branches of forwarding, gilding, and finishing : also, the art of marbling book-edges and paper : the whole designed for the practical workman, the amateur, and the book-collector” by James B. Nicholson. Published 1878.
Available for free on the internet archive. No known copyright restrictions.
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Exhibit Tip #2 - Support that Plate!
Don’t exhibit a droopy, creased, or dirty fold-out plate! Fold-outs can be cleaned, humidified, and flattened to smooth out creases.
Once flattened, a support can be made with mat board, cut to size, and secured in place with polyester strapping. This will ensure that the fold-out doesn’t droop during exhibition, and gives patrons the best possible viewing experience.
~Bexx
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This is a page out of my library’s Conservation Manual, circa 1979.
I literally gasped when I read the first bullet point about mending pages with Scotch Magic tape. This sure explains why so many of the books sent to the lab have just been absolutely COVERED with book tape. Taping our general collections book was a sanctioned activity back then. Now my job involves a lot of work undoing those previously sanctioned activities.
NOOOOOO, no tapeeee!
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Conservation on the Book of Mulling
Relax, enjoy a laugh or two.
