Paper Conservation Resources
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- A Dictionary of Paper and Paper-Making TermsTS1085 L3, Conservation
E.J. Labarre - The Dictionary of Paper, including pulps, boards, paper properties and related papermaking termsTS1085 A6 1940, Conservation
American Paper Institute - The Restoration of Engravings, Drawings, Book, and Other Works on PaperNE380 .S3513 2006, Conservation
Max Schweidler - An A.B.C. Index of PapersTS1085 D38, Conservation
Frederick Day - Analysis of PaperTS1109 B76 1977, Conservation
B. L. Browning - Papermaking Through Eighteen CenturiesTS1090 H84 1971, Conservation
Dard Hunter - Pulp and Paper: Chemistry and Chemical TechnologyTS1105 C29 1980, vol. 1-4, Conservation
James Casey - Historic Textile and Paper Materials: Conservation and CharacterizationTS1449 H57 1986, Conservation
- From the Hand to the Machine: Nineteenth-Century American Paper and Mediums: technologies, materials, and conservationTS1095 U6 B35 2010, Conservation
Cathleen Baker - Printed on Paper: the Techniques, History, and Conservation of Printed MediaZ120.5 .P73 2009, Conservation
- The Book of Fine PaperTS1105 T87 1998, Conservation
Silvie Turner - Preparation of Solutions of Magnesium Bicarbonate for Deacidification of DocumentsZ701 P56, Conservation
William K. Wilson - Encyclopedia of the BookZ118 G53 1996, Conservation
Geoffrey Ashall Glaister - Paper as a Medium of Cultural Heritage. Archaeology and ConservationZ701.3 P38 I58 2002, Conservation
International Paper Historians - Paper and Water: A Guide for ConservatorsZ701.3 P38 B36 202, Conservation
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Online Resources
- Paper and Ephemera: Guide to Online ResourcesConnecting to Collections, an IMLS initiative, guide to online resources for the preservation, conservation and care of paper and ephemera.
- Paper Through Time: Nondestructive Analysis of 14th- through 19th-Century PapersCreated by Timothy Barrett, Director of Paper Facilities, University of Iowa Center for the Book, this website shares the results of research on 1,578 paper specimens made between the fourteenth and the nineteenth centuries. The papers tested were selected from collections at the Newberry Library and The University of Iowa, and were analyzed using nondestructive instrumentation. Includes a wealth of information on historical papers.
- Brief Glossary of Paper Conservation TermsLibrary of Congress's brief glossary of conservation terms.
- Paper OnlineOnline resource devoted to the study of all things paper! Includes history, paper making, environment, education, myths and facts, and downloaded resources to support teaching and research.
- Conservation Issues of Works on PaperSpencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has provided succinct information on print connoisseurship that includes sections on Collector's Marks, Monograms, Inscriptions and Conservation Issues. Of particular interest is the conservation issues section, which provides examples and identifying information for common problems that arise with works on paper.
- Handmade PaperProvides a unique and comprehensive overview of online resources related to handmade paper and paper history. Includes sections on the history of paper and papermaking, paper museums, historic paper mills, papermaking instructions, lists of producers, related organizations, dictionaries and glossaries, watermarks, workshops, and more!
- Glossary of Paper ConservationFreely available iBook that provides an essential tool for specialists to find relevant restoration terms in their own language. Available in four languages: Chinese, English, German and Korean.