In-16 Atelier de Reliure

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11/06/2022

03/06/2022

“The dog ate my homework.” It really happens! Dogs and cats also occasionally eat books . . . or at least gnaw on them. Well-intentioned library patrons and book collectors sometimes attempt repair…

25/03/2022

A 16th-century Yemeni manuscript containing a wonderful illustration of a menorah is being restored in our Conservation and Restoration Department. Come have a look behind the scenes

23/12/2021

Actual medieval bookbinding tools are almost nonexistent. Apart from a few finishing tools, there really aren’t many documented, extant examples. That’s why a knife that John Nove broug…

17/12/2021

For a decade, Xie Jincheng has been immersed in his duties at the National Library of China in Beijing. When asked how old he was, the 37-year-old had to pause for a few seconds to remember.

14/12/2021

25/11/2021

I guess you heard about Johannes Gutenberg, German craftsman and inventor, who originated a method of printing from movable type, around 1440, which ...