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Posted on 21/07/2025

The conservation of a 18th-century heraldic drawing.

I recently conserved an eighteenth-century heraldic drawing from the KB-nationale Bibliotheek in The Hague showing the arms of Simon Iohan Steelant (left) and Cecilia Geertruij…

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Posted on 24/04/202424/04/2024

Three-day course on Islamic Paper: history, technology, and practice.

From April 15-17th April, Radha Penday and I gave a three-day intensive course on Islamic paper, theory and practice, at the Institut National du Patrimoine,…

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Posted on 31/01/2024

The enigmatic representation of an ascetic mocking a dandy.

Paper conservation often leads to the discovery of fascinating objects. Take this rather enigmatic depiction on this folio from the Wereldmuseum in Leiden (inventory number…

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Posted on 11/12/2023

THE CONSERVATION OF A MANUSCRIPT COPIED AND ILLUSTRATED BY YUSUF AL-MUSAWWIR IN ALEPPO.

The manuscript 441 from the Oriental Library of Saint Joseph’s University in Beirut was entrusted to the Beit Gazo center for conservation last October. This book is…

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Posted on 11/04/202311/04/2023

The art of borders in Pahari paintings: description and conservation

Unlike the Mughal miniatures which were framed with sumptuous borders made of gold-flecked, painted, gilded and marbled paper, the borders of the Pahari works were…

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Posted on 04/04/2023

Course on paper history and technology in the Western Islamic lands

Last week, I gave a two-day course on paper technology in Arab lands to the conservation team of the Franciscan Archives in Malta.The course has…

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Posted on 01/02/202301/02/2023

Street vendors and book peddlers: the conservation of an almanac from 1881

A few years ago I had to conserve this badly damaged Gil Blas Almanac from 1881. The word Almanac was borrowed from medieval Latin almanac…

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Posted on 08/12/2022

Online lecture on my ongoing conservation and research project (Tuesday 13th December 2022)

Next Tuesday, I will give an online lecture on my project to research and conserve the Pahari drawing and painting collection of the Museum Volkenkunde.…

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Posted on 10/10/202210/10/2022

Book release: History of Paper in Iran, 1501–1925.

Willem Floor & Amelie Couvrat Desvergnes, Mage Publishers, 2022. The black and white hardcopy is available here The kindle full colour version is available on…

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Posted on 08/09/202208/09/2022

Mounting a double-sided folio in hyperlapse

For each drawing and painting, I make a float mount using a sheet of Japanese paper in which a window is cut to allow viewing…

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