Book restoration is the renewal and repair of books. Techniques include cleaning; mending and filling damaged pages; restitching and
rebinding. The first substantial work on the subject was
Alfred Bonnardot
Alfred Bonnardot (1808-1884) was a French essayist, independent historian, and bibliophile. His most notable work is a study on maps of Paris from the 16th-18th centuries, ''Études archéologiques sur les anciens plans de Paris des XVIe, XVIIe ...
's ''Essai sur l'art de Restaurer les Estampes et les Livres'' which was first published in Paris in 1846. Further significant developments occurred as a result of specific events including the 1904 fire at the
Turin National University Library and the
1966 flood of the Arno
The 1966 flood of the Arno ( it, Alluvione di Firenze del 4 novembre 1966) in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. It is considered the worst flood in the city's history since 1557. Wi ...
which damaged over a million items in the
National Central Library in
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
.
Education and training
In France, conservators specialized in graphic arts and books are trained at the
Institut National du Patrimoine
French national institute of cultural heritage, called Institut national du patrimoine (Inp), is the only academy in France in charge of the training of both curators and conservators. It belongs to French Ministry of Culture and is organize ...
(The National Institute of Cultural Heritage). Their mission is to intervene when heritage resources are threatened or deteriorated for several reasons. The conservator prevents works of art from disappearing or loses its purpose whilst analyzing the complex stage of its material history and the cause of alteration.
Gallery
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References
Books
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