This course on the restoration and conservation of book bindings aims to give an overview of book conservation looking at the book as a three-dimensional structure. The course also introduces students to the history and evolution of western book making, from the birth of the book as we see it today (the codex), a completely hand made object, to modern, highly industrialized, book making processes.

Course leader
The course involves both classroom lectures and a workshop and is organized in two parts. The first part covers the history of book craftsmanship and materials, with students creating 4 facsimiles based on historical bookbinding methods. The second part o

Target group
Students of the following subjects would find this program useful: book conservation and restoration, library science, library management, archival sciences, management of rare book collections, bookbinding, book design, anthropology and history of technology.

Course aim
The program is aimed at two types of students: those planning to become book conservators, and those requiring better knowledge about care of books and bound material in libraries, archives or museums. For those planning for a career as book conservators, this is a good introduction to the field that will require further education. For those planning to manage book collections or archives, it is a good overview of the field and offers insight and experience on how to manage the safe storage, to deal with access and best practices within public collections and to have a better understanding about conservation of library material in general.

Fee info
EUR 3700: TuitionApplication feeHousing

International Institute for Restoration and Preservation Studies
Address: Education, Piazza Palazzo Vecchio
Postal code: 05029
City: San Gemini
Country: Italy
Website: sangeministudies.org
E-mail: pwithers@iirpsemail.org
Phone: +393342879549