Wholly Yellow Pages, Librarian!
Everyone has probably seen book pages discoloured by time, pollution and exposure to light. The pages turn yellow and brittle, especially at the edges. If they are ‘dog eared’ with corners […]
Tag Archives: Conservation
Historic paper repairs – with a pin!
Before the arrival of Asian papers in the late 1970s, Western paper was used to repair losses and tears in books. Ideally, the paper would be the same type, age, […]
History of Sion College Library, part III
Recession and inflation in the 1970s hastened Sion’s long standing financial problems. In May 1975 Sion decided to sell books again in order to raise capital. This sale was not […]
History of Sion College Library, part II
Although the library’s building survived the bombings of the First World War, it did not emerge unscathed. By the end of the war the College found itself in a position […]
History of Sion College Library, part I
Thomas White, Vicar of St. Dunstan in the West, left provisions in his will for the founding of Sion College and an almshouse in 1624. As his executors, Thomas Wood […]
