Mon premier roman, “Le livre d’Espérensis”, sera publié en juin!
L’échéance se rapproche… et je suis tellement impatiente de pouvoir vous le présenter! Mon premier roman, “Le livre d’Espérensis”, sera...
Atalante – Avis lecture
Je viens tout juste d’achever le nouveau roman de Jennifer Saint (auteure d’Ariadne et d’Elektra, que j’ai également dévorés) et...
Recette du bonheur
J’avais envie de démarrer ce blog par une petite recette de cuisine… parce que oui, j’adore cuisiner – bien que...
Sacred tradition of India – A Sikh binding of the 18th century
“The sacred codex is the abode of the supreme being…” Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Adi Guru Granth Sahib It is...
Make it floral – A modified Japanese stab binding
Nowadays, when thinking of traditional Japanese bindings, stab bindings are the ones that come to mind. Originally coming from China,...
“Mischief managed” – unlocking epistolary writing
How secure do you want – or need – your message to be? Nowadays, emails, Messenger, Whatsapp and electronic communication have...
12th century English limp tawed skin binding model
In October 2017 I attended a three-day workshop organised by the ICON Book and Paper group at the British Library...
Tooling away! Gold-finishing workshop at the British Library
In May 2017, I attended a workshop about gold-finishing. The course was held at the British Library taught by Doug...
A conservation variation for the Ethiopic binding
Following a strong wish to deepen my knowledge of non-Western bookbindings, both to widen my experience as a conservator and...
15-16th century Al-Andalus binding model
In early August 2016 I had the chance to attend a one-week workshop as part of the Montefiascone Project, Italy...
Torn, wrinkled, stained and otherwise naughty sheets
A talk by Andrew Honey, British Library 9th of March 2017 How can we, as conservators, interpret paper flaws? This...
Hebrew scrolls
During my work at the Chester Beatty Library as the 2015-2016 Heritage Council Intern, I had the opportunity to work...
Ashmolean Loan, Oxford (UK) – “Power and Protection: Art and the Supernatural in the Islamic World”
During my work at the Chester Beatty Library as the 2015-2016 Heritage Council Intern, I was able to work on...
Collection rotations
Collection rotations are part of the on-going work of the Chester Beatty Library conservation studio. Since the beginning of my...
Western Hand-made paper making – video
Here is an interesting video about Western Hand-made paper making by Fabriano in Italy. The quality and characteristics of paper...
Pigment consolidation
During my work at the Chester Beatty Library as the 2015-2016 Heritage Council Intern, I had the opportunity to assess...
“Oxford University College Leases” – Iron gall ink treatment
I carried out this project during my placement in 2015 in the Oxford Conservation Consortium. These documents from the late...
“Care and conservation of manuscripts” in Copenhagen
On the 12th of April, I had the chance to fly to Denmark to be part of the Care and...
Chester Beatty Library – “Lapis and Gold, The Story of the Ruzbihan Qur’an” Temporary exhibition
During my work this year as the Heritage Council Intern in Book Conservation at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin,...
“Essays” by David Hume
Essays by David Hume is a half leather binding with a tube hollow, with five false raised bands, and it...
“Corpus Christi College Oxford” – Leather consolidation
This project was executed during a work placement in 2015 in the Oxford Conservation Consortium. Phi E.3.5. is a blind-tooled...