This post comes from Ilaria Camerini and Erin Fitterer, Rakow Library interns during the summer of 2018 working on the conservation of Library collections, including the Whitefriars stained glass cartoon collection. Read more about this project and the collection in … Read more →
This post comes from Colette Peavy and Pascual Ruiz Segura, Rakow Research Library interns working on the conservation of the Whitefriars stained glass cartoon collection over the summer of 2017, in conjunction with West Lake Conservators. Read more about this … Read more →
This post was written by Moya Dumville, paper conservator at West Lake Conservators. One of the most difficult aspects of working as a conservator is striking a balance between seeing an object and saving an object. Art, obviously, needs to … Read more →
Read more about this project and the collection in previous posts. Each summer, the Rakow Library hosts interns who help conserve the Whitefriars stained glass cartoon collection. The collection consists of 1,800 rolls with an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 cartoons, … Read more →