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New Plastazote, archival book supports available from Artworks Conservation
3 November 2015
Fig. 1 A volume from The Gott Collection on a Plastazote® book support system For many years I have been making book cradles and supports ...
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Revealing the River Roch
27 July 2015
Many of the watercolours and drawings I am asked to conserve for museums and galleries are by amateur artists from the 18th to the early ...
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Mounting sheets from a 13th century Holy Qur’an
6 June 2015
Although I have sometimes been called upon to treat ancient manuscripts on parchment and papyrus, the earliest works on paper that I had conserved were ...
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5 top conservation tips for protecting framed pictures
5 March 2015
A well-chosen frame can really enhance the appearance of an artwork as well as provide a housing that helps protect your valued pictures. However, at Artworks ...
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Conserving the Midland Railway poster, Blackpool
15 February 2015
Posters produced to advertise railway companies and their destinations were not expected to last longer than their brief period of display. The papers on which ...
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Restoration of war memorials for WW1 Centenary
15 February 2015
With the centenary of the First World War upon us, there have been a number of enquiries relating to the preservation of documents relating to ...
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