Last month, Assistant Conservator Brenna Campbell traveled to the Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State to take a workshop on using UV photography to learn more about cultural heritage […]

Posted on behalf of Tiffany Eng, our intern from West Dean College While making a phase box for A New Dictionary of Medical Science (1851) from the John Martin Rare […]

In honor of our 30th anniversary and Bill Anthony’s legacy, we are please to share two videos about the preservation of the Iowa State Constitution.  The first, made shortly after […]

Friends and visitors came from near and far to join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Conservation Lab. Our Benefit Auction was a resounding success, with lovely music, […]

There’s still time to bid on the beautiful bindings and tools in our 30th Anniversary Auction! Click the images below for more details about each item. To bid on any […]

Proceeds from the Conservation Lab’s 30th Anniversary Auction will benefit the William Anthony Conservation Fund. To find out more about the auction, click here. Biography of William Anthony William (Bill) […]

About the Binding: Exposed spine, in-boards binding consisting of parchment, flax cord and wooden boards. Estimated Value: $300 About the Artist: Gary Frost is a book conservator and book arts […]

About the Binding: William Anthony’s dedication to teaching has greatly influenced the education of generations of bookbinders in the United States. Many Book Artists who create even the most innovative […]

About the Binding: I have been making three-dimensional work in book form for over thirty years. Rare book conservation was my profession that required knowledge of the history of binding […]

About the Binding: The binding of the catalog is a long stitch sewing of the text block with a soft cover attached using Saltire and transverse twisted tackets. The corners […]