Images of books and manuscripts from the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library’s collection
SAturday, October 17; 4–5Pm CT, MCBA Classroom
Books are resilient objects that face many dangers to their integrity, including water, bugs, mold, and human destruction.
Join us in MCBA’s studios for community, hospitality, and to learn more about damaged books from the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library’s collection of rare books and manuscripts. Learn from HMML curators—Dr. Catherine Walsh and Dr. Matthew Heintzelman—how books are being protected and cared for in their current state. Turn the pages of a book that has been eaten by bookworms or discolored by smoke, or even pages that are disintegrating because of the acidic ink used.
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts located in libraries and archives worldwide. HMML’s digital and microfilm collections include photographs of approximately 486,000 manuscripts preserved in partnership with more than 1,500 repositories worldwide. In addition, HMML’s print reference collection holds approximately 50,000 volumes on topics related to manuscripts, printed books, art, liturgy, and monasticism.
Join teaching artist Rachel Payne for Book Repair: Broken Cloth & Paperback Books on Saturdays: October 10 & 17. Advance registration is required for the workshop; space is limited.
Free & Open to AlL
Registration is not required, but encouraged. Refreshments will be provided.
Certificate: Fulfills Advanced artist talk requirement (1 of 3)
