A Helping Hand
Mary Clayton-Kastenholz has been working as a conservation assistant at Lambeth Palace Library for the past month. Prior to this she volunteered with the printed books team assisting with cataloguing […]
Tag Archives: Conservation
Coming to a Close
The latest blog post comes from Alexandra Wade (Preservation Project Assistant), who tells us about the conservation work that has been carried out on Lambeth Palace Library’s manuscript collection over […]
Item of Interest: Hidden Treasures
The latest Item of Interest post comes from Alexandra Wade (Preservation Project Assistant), who tells us about the treasures that have been uncovered during conservation work being carried out on […]
April update from the Library and Record Centre
Lambeth Palace Library and the Church of England Record Centre regularly embark on new projects and acquire and catalogue new material, from rare books and manuscripts to modern publications. Every […]
Christmas update from the Library and Record Centre
Lambeth Palace Library and the Church of England Record Centre regularly embark on new projects and acquire and catalogue new material, from rare books and manuscripts to modern publications. Every […]
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 […]
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 […]
