Book & Paper Conservation Services

Art conservation & restoration for art on paper, archival materials, & rare books. London, Ontario, Canada.

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@MaiaLaCata Literally cried out in terror watching this.

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@stevemacdouell Sharing your bounty - we have a vegetable garden and often share tomatoes, strawberries and herbs with our neighbours. Participate in a community garden.

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@marygkosta I think its hilarious! And fantastic! I'm all for it.

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@marygkosta Sweet babe! I can just imagine the softness of that hair. Will miss you on Twitter, Mary!

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@marygkosta Are they good? Always looking for new British murder mysteries series to try!

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@TheRegencyCook Newspaper!

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@marygkosta @djhenshall Vera is on my list for sure. Shetland has that dreamy windswept landscape that I love. Scotland is my heart home!

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@marygkosta @djhenshall One of my absolute favs too.

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@marygkosta Sweeeeeet boys :)

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Now that's a book support!

[Emily Dourish @EmilyDourish]

A treat for us all to see Audubon out in the reading room for a researcher today @theULSpecColl. The cushion was custom made for the book by our amazing conservation and collection care team.

[Lucy Cokes @TheBiblioGeek]

Cellulose is a yummy food-source for insects and other pests.

The surface of this document has been grazed away by silverfish.

#Archive30 #ArchiveFoodAndDrink #Day14 #Paper #Insects #PestDamage

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Happy #ArchivesAwarenessWeek! We feel privileged to get to work with fascinating materials every day as a #bookandpaperconservator #ArchivesAtoZ #2022AAW

[Laurier Archives and Special Collections @LaurierArchives]

C is for Conservation!

Sometimes, things get damaged. That's when we turn to conservators like @BPConservation to help us preserve them for the future. Here, Jennifer works on one of our rare books: a 15th century hymnal!

Photo by Jennifer Robertson.

#ArchivesAtoZ #2022AAW

[Elgin County Archives @elginarchives]

C is for Conservation, the repair or stabilization of records with existing damage. Featured below are before + afters of the work completed by @BPConservation on items from the 1888 Alma College time capsule, which was discovered & donated to the archives in 2016. #ArchivesAtoZ

[Allie Alvis (mostly on 🦋 now) @book_historia]

Ever wonder why composition notebooks look Like That? It’s an imitation of when they used to look like this! 📓

[NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center @NEDCCInfo]

April Fools' Day couldn't go by without at least a little mischief in the labs! No documents were harmed in the making of this prank. 🃏

[Book & Paper Conservation Services @BPConservation]

Check out the virtual tour of the exhibition Restored Treasures at the @AGW401, featuring artworks restored by @BPConservation

https://t.co/2pxFD7sjwG

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@marygkosta @LHSCCanada Amazing, Mary. I'm cheering you on, and I'm glad you're getting such good care!

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@marygkosta What a fantastic name!

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@marygkosta That is just absolutely the best news!

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@marygkosta Those are gorgeous works of art! I'm sure she'll be delighted with any cookies that come her way :)