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Apr. 04 2020

Taking care of precious books on Booknotes

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Booknotes, Host Blogs | Comments Off on Taking care of precious books on Booknotes

When I inherited this collection of Dickens novels from my mother, many of them were in sad disrepair–until I took them to be thoughtfully, carefully, and authentically repaired by Jennifer Jarvis, Book & Paper Conservator at Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries. This month on Booknotes we revisit the theme of preserving these precious objects.

 

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