Preparing for another exhibition. This is the first time the whole project team- Curator and Collection Care-laid it out for the new exhibition space.
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Now preparing for the next exhibition, less than a week after installing the new one.
Can you guess the theme?

This parchment item was recycled into a use in a binding evidenced with creases and cuts.

Lambeth Palace Library [MS 1510 ff.20r-21r]

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@taoish @bookhistodons In a limited and highly secure way.

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A fair few Conservators take detail shots with their phones while condition checking in studio and during courier trips. Having AI unknowingly "assist" by replacing change becomes an insurance issue.

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Will it all fit?

No!

Working with a curator to check if the final item list will fit in the case. They were a good sport about further reductions.

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Completing a condition report for this sweet book for an upcoming display.
Unfortunately, the binding won't be fully visible, mostly the opening.

Full red calf leather with extensive gold tooling over boards and spine.
Trimmed foredge ties. [MS 1077]

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