As of January, 2010, we are not accepting new clients, but please check this site in the future to see if we are ready to take on new work.

 

Book Conservation:

• page mending & reattachment
• hinge repair or tightening
• cleaning and mold removal
• partial or full resewing
• rebacking (new spine) in cloth, Japanese paper, or leather
• corners repaired or in-filled where missing
• rebinding into the original cloth cover
• rebinding into a new cloth cover
• leather treatment and consolidation
• reattachment of leather cover boards with dyed Japanese paper at joints

Bookbinding:

• binding in quarter or half leather, with cloth or marbled paper on boards
• full leather binding

Paper Conservation:

• relaxing/flattening
• surface cleaning and mold removal
• mending tears; in-filling missing areas
• washing to remove soluble acids and other degradation products
• reduction of stains and discoloration
• deacidification (alkalization)
• removal of linings and mountings
• cleaning, relaxing, and flattening of parchment documents

Collections Conservation:

• preservation/conservation assessments and consultation