The book describes setting up a work station for simple book repair and offers working tips. An introductory volume on environmental monitoring of archival material with discussions on preservation issues of a variety of media including paper documents, photographic material, magnetic recording media and optical disks. An indispensable preservation manual for libraries and archives. Some leaflets include extensive bibliographies or listings of preservation resources and suppliers. A wide-ranging collection of conservation essays.
Essays vary from introductory discussions to extensive scientific analyses.
The volume is divided into sections on the conservation of paper objects vellum and parchment, books and photographs. This volume includes an extensive glossary and bibliographies. Discusses setting up a minor repair station. A classic primer on minor repairs for books. Good illustrations accompany informative text about routine problems in library collections.