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Research from Book Conservation

The Met Fifth facade
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Department Bibliography
Explore a selection of publications by and about book conservation staff.
Collection of colorful marbled paper samples / created by Chena River Marblers
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Paper Legacy Collection Research Guide
Learn about The Paper Legacy collection, which presents the work of more than 50 artists and documents their professional lives. It includes artist-selected representative collections of decorated paper, tools for making decorated paper, business records, personal correspondence, and publications.
A person leans over to place a book between the plates of a book press in the foreground at right.
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Conserving Rusconi: Vitruvius’s Ten Books on Architecture
Go behind the scenes at The Met to see the conservation of a 17th-century edition of Vitruvius’s Ten Books on Architecture.
Arrangement of six book covers.
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American Publishers’ Bindings, Artists of the Book, and the Decorative Arts, Part One (Morning Session)
Morning session of a symposium celebrating the Thomas J. Watson Library’s acquisition of late-nineteenth to early twentieth-century American decorated publishers’ bindings.
A traditional Japanese ukiyo-e print depicting a group of elegantly dressed women in kimonos playing musical instruments and engaging in artistic activities.
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Symposium: The Art of Japanese Books—Part 1 of 2
A one-day symposium on the Japanese books of the Edo period, including presentations on their history, design, techniques, materials, and conservation.
A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting a lively workshop scene where women are engaged in various bookbinding and printing tasks, wearing colorful kimonos.
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Symposium: The Art of Japanese Books—Part 2 of 2
A one-day symposium on the Japanese books of the Edo period, including presentations on their history, design, techniques, materials, and conservation.
A person speaking at a podium with a large projection showing an open notebook with brightly colored collages.
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A Look at Artists' Books Symposium: Innovators and Innovations, Part 1
A person speaking at a podium with a large projection behind them showing the covers of three books
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A Look at Artists' Books Symposium: Innovators and Innovations, Part 2
A man speaking at a podium on the right side of a stage with a large projection behind him showing a white piece of paper with the title and author of a book printed in black letters.
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Look at Artists' Books Symposium: Production and Promotion
A person at a podium with a large projection behind them showing an open book with a 3D pop-up in bright colors.
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A Look at Artists' Books Symposium: Collectors and Conservation

Essays

A conservator standing on a ladder working on Tiepolo’s The Triumph of Marius.
Caring for The Met: 150 Years of Conservation
Objects conservator Deborah Schorsch recounts the long history of conservation at The Met
Deborah Schorsch
August 1, 2022