The colour red has long been associated with seduction, sexuality and love.
The Brickish Library
The British Library opened its doors at the current ST Pancras site in 1997 having legally separated from the British Museum in 1973.
The british library opened its doors at the current ST pancras site in 1997 having legally separated from the british museum in 1973.
CSI at Festival of the Spoken Nerd: I Chart the Bl
The british library science team in collaboration with festival of the spoken nerd put on a highly entertaining event last monday night entitled I chart the british library.
The british library science team in collaboration with festival of the spoken nerd put on a highly entertaining event last monday night entitled I chart the british library.
Scalable Preservation Environments: The Nuts and Bolts of Digital Preservation Software Tools
The british library is a partner in the scape project, a seventh framework programme (Fp7) Project co-funded by the european union.
The british library is a partner in the scape project, a seventh framework programme (Fp7) Project co-funded by the european union.
Exploring and Recording Textiles in the British Library Collections
It is perhaps not widely known that the British Library has a diverse and fascinating range of textiles which span all collection areas.
It is perhaps not widely known that the British Library has a diverse and fascinating range of textiles which span all collection areas.
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation to Hold Series of Courses in Collaboration With the British Library
These fascinating courses are for professionals, conservation students and those interested in continuing professional development in this area offering access to relevant training and expertise.
These fascinating courses are for professionals, conservation students and those interested in continuing professional development in this area offering access to relevant training and expertise.
Condition Surveying British Library on Demand
British Library on Demand (BLoD) is the document supply service from The British Library.
British Library on Demand (BLoD) is the document supply service from The British Library.
British Sign Language Tours at the British Library Centre for Conservation
The British Library Centre for Conservation offers a number British Sign Language (BSL) tours during the course of the year.
The British Library Centre for Conservation offers a number British Sign Language (BSL) tours during the course of the year.
Consider the Cover: Conserving a Chinese Book
The British Library's next major exhibition, Writing: Making Your Mark, opens 26 April and runs until 27 August 2019. In preparation for the exhibition, conservator Rebecca D'Ambrosio has been working on the conservation of one of the items which will be on display.
The British Library’s next major exhibition, Writing: Making Your Mark, opens 26 April and runs until 27 August 2019. In preparation for the exhibition, conservator Rebecca D’Ambrosio has been working on the conservation of one of the items which will be on display.
All Sewn Up: British Library Colleagues Work Together to Ensure the Survival of 100 Embroidered and Textile Bookbindings
The Felbrigge Psalter’s decorative 14c covers (pictured below) are the oldest known examples of English embroidery on a book and a prime example of the type of binding this project is working to protect.
The Felbrigge Psalter’s decorative 14c covers (pictured below) are the oldest known examples of English embroidery on a book and a prime example of the type of binding this project is working to protect.
From Tackling Digitization to Preserving Historic Photos – Autumn One Day Courses at British Library
British Library and West Dean College of Arts and Conservation collaborate to deliver Continued Professional Development for those involved with, or with responsibility for care of libraries, archives and collections, and for conservation students. Autumn 2019 courses include:
British Library and West Dean College of Arts and Conservation collaborate to deliver Continued Professional Development for those involved with, or with responsibility for care of libraries, archives and collections, and for conservation students. Autumn 2019 courses include:
Conservation and Storage of the Panorama of Lahore
'Panoramic Depiction of the Fort and Old City Walls of Lahore’ is a rare scroll painting of the city walls by an unknown artist and dated broadly between the late 18th and early 19th century.
‘Panoramic Depiction of the Fort and Old City Walls of Lahore’ is a rare scroll painting of the city walls by an unknown artist and dated broadly between the late 18th and early 19th century.
Sea Snails and Purple Parchment
Purple coloured pages of vellum are sometimes found in sacred texts adorned in gold or silver lettering.
Purple coloured pages of vellum are sometimes found in sacred texts adorned in gold or silver lettering.
I’ve Got Tone, Halftone: Under the Microscope With a Printing Block
As an imaging scientist it is very difficult to look at ordinary objects without wondering what they would look like under a microscope.
As an imaging scientist it is very difficult to look at ordinary objects without wondering what they would look like under a microscope.
Islamic/Western” Features in Three India Office Records Manuscripts
A new conservation studio has been set up at the british library to support a digitisation project as part of the british library qatar foundation partnership programme.
A new conservation studio has been set up at the british library to support a digitisation project as part of the british library qatar foundation partnership programme.
Father Kögel and the Ultra-Violet Examination of Manuscripts
Early attempts to make unreadable manuscripts readable, dating from the 18th century, used chemicals that would react with traces of iron in the fibres of the parchment which remained after the iron gall ink used to write the text had faded or had been removed.
Early attempts to make unreadable manuscripts readable, dating from the 18th century, used chemicals that would react with traces of iron in the fibres of the parchment which remained after the iron gall ink used to write the text had faded or had been removed.