by Sholeen Sanker | Aug 19, 2014 | ETHER Conservation, Tips and Tricks
Week 29: Use foam or book supports for larger books. Rationale: This will allow the support of the boards right up to the joint with the spine. The weight of the book is taken by the support wedges and not the spine and the joints. They also restrict how far the book...
by Roger Layton | Aug 15, 2014 | ETHER Education, News, workshops
New dates! Pretoria Archiving : 15 – 17 September Collection Storage Management : 18 September Project Management : 19 September Archiving: A workshop created and presented by Pétria Marais in collaboration with the ETHER Initiative. Book your place on...
by Sholeen Sanker | Aug 1, 2014 | ETHER Conservation, Tips and Tricks
Week 28: Beware the Red Rot Rationale: Red Rot is the result of a reaction between leather and airborne sulfuric acid, formed when sulfur dioxide combines in the atmosphere with oxygen and moisture. It will attack vegetable-tanned leather. The leather ultimately...
