Conservation

As a young man, Benjamin Franklin famously wrote his own epitaph: The Body of B. Franklin, Printer, Like the Cover of an old Book, Its...

Last time we spoke, I was introducing you to a 19th-century letter in need of treatment. Due to the planned use of this object in...

This manuscript, Vocabulario de la Lengua Cakchiquel y Guatimalteca by Thomás de Coto, was bound in parchment around 1700. The leaves of the thick book...

The path to becoming a conservator is not easy, but it can be fun. As with most things, the best way to learn is by...