Archives for April 2008
on washing old books
17 April 2008 | whatever, travel stories
looking at a room full of medieval manuscripts, i stopped to watch a video about the restoration process. the manuscript was cracked and grubby, its binding falling apart. they unbound it, washed the pages, stitched it back together in the traditional way.
an older australian (i’m guessing retired printer) was watching with his wife. “they’re lucky […]