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Part 3: CBL Ar 5655, Rebinding a “Manual on the Arts of Horsemanship”

11 Sep 2020

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Part 1: Conservation quandaries-treating an 18th century interleaved Indian manuscript

13 Aug 2020

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Part 2: The pages of the Great Mongol Shahnama, from 19th century repairs to 20th century dismantlement and dispersal

10 Aug 2020

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Part 1: The pages of the Great Mongol Shahnama, a 19th century restoration in Iran

3 Aug 2020

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Popular Japanese prints: Revealing Edo’s Artists Secrets

28 May 2020

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Conservation Book Club

13 May 2020

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Part 2: CBL Ar 5655, evidence of structure and paper repair

29 Apr 2020

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Part 1: An introduction to CBL Ar 5655, ‘Manual on the Arts of Horsemanship’.

14 Apr 2020

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Delaminating and fraying fibres: developing an advanced treatment approach for the conservation of a 12th century palm leaf manuscript

25 Mar 2020

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Some thoughts on book repair from the perspective of a paper conservator

11 Feb 2020

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From Dublin to Edo: An intern’s journey through the Chester Beatty collection

6 Dec 2019

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So many books, so little time: Attending Ligatus Summer School 2019

23 Oct 2019

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For @UNESCO #arabiclanguageday here are a few details of @CBL_Dublin treasures that have recently passed through #cblconservation (including CBL Is 1470 dated 738AH/ 1338 AD; CBL Is 1613.2 706-711AH/ 1306-1311AD)

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Giant flies, Blu Tack, pared parchment, and a possessed light box. It’s definitely #Friday13th in #CBLconservation

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Today our current @theheritagecouncil Intern, Sophie Coulthard, meets 2015/16 intern, Cécilia Mathieu, to look at some wonderful Armenian manuscripts. We love bringing the #CBLconservation team together 📚 #sintaklaas

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Hello #marbledmonday (@chester_beatty_dublin Per 227, Mashad, Iran, 1557/ 964) Now on display in the Arts of the Book gallery #cblconservation

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This #manuscriptmonday here are a few of the treasures that we’ve recently installed in the @chester_beatty_dublin Arts of the Book Galleries. We’re closed to the public on Mondays from November to March, but there’s lots to do behind the scenes #cblconservation

Instagram post 2180550427612110723_3141623897 $Last week Conservation Letterfrack carried out a survey of our furniture, as well as carrying out some immediate repairs on this beautiful Thai manuscript box. We were happy to return a portrait of Edith Beatty to the Reference Library, and our new @theheritagecouncil #cblconservation Intern, Sophie Coulthard, has been busy helping us clean our beautiful Buddha. Never a dull moment!$

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Today our current #cblconservation intern @admacklin79 will sail off into the profession. His year-long internship, sponsored by @theheritagecouncil and @chester_beatty_dublin Patrons has flown past. He’s cut a lot of mounts, and our Japanese print collection looks much happier thanks to his work. Good luck Adam! 📚

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Julia’s latest blog reviews her experience attending the Ligatus Summer School in Austria this year. Look at that reused manuscript binding! https://chesterbeatty.ie/conservation/so-many-books-so-little-time-attending-ligatus-summer-school-2019/

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We couldn’t wait for #marbledmonday so here’s a marbled and gold flecked gem for Friday (@chester_beatty_dublin Per 350, Bustan of Sa’di, Iran, dated 972 AH/ 1565 AD) #cblconservation

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Celebrating the #europeandayconservationrestoration by sharing some satisfying repairs on this beautiful #turkishmanuscript CBL T426 #eccocommunity #marbledpaper #conservationireland

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Day four: #europeandayconservationrestoration Although the Heritage we care for at @chester_beatty_dublin is movable, we do work in a beautiful Georgian building! #eccocommunity #cblconservation

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@chester_beatty_dublin Is 1558, the spectacular Ruzbihan Qur'an (Shiraz, c.1550), is today's before and after for #europeandayconservationrestoration The #CBLconservation team worked for 6 years to conserve this Safavid masterpiece! #LapisandGold #eccocommunity #islamicmanuscripts

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