Conservation

Talking Heads

by Bean an Phoist on September 8, 2011 · 0 comments

in Collections,Conservation,Prints & Drawings,Projects

by Giada Gelli, Collections Student So where were we…? A few weeks ago we were talking about the book In Fairyland with illustrations by Richard Doyle (1824-1883). I clearly remember promising you to further investigate him and his family, do you? Let’s begin by saying that I am not the first person with an interest [...]

Tagged as: Caricatures, Cartoons, Conservation, Daniel O'Connell, Giada Gelli, HB, Henry Grattan, John Doyle, Marquess of Londonderry, Political Sketches, Prince Albert, Prints & Drawings, Queen Victoria, Richard Doyle

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Strewth

by Bean an Phoist on September 2, 2011 · 0 comments

in Collections,Conservation,Manuscripts,Newspapers,Projects

Niamh McGarry, Conservation Asst., Dublin Castle Clippings Conservation Project One of the most surprising items that I have come across during my time working on the conservation of the Dublin Castle Clippings files is a translation of a Danish newspaper article on a typewritten page, with comments from the translator. Surprising, because most of the [...]

Tagged as: "Art Ó Briain", Art O'Brien, British Intelligence, Conservation, Denmark, Dublin Castle Clippings, Irish Civil War, Irish War of Independence, Newspapers, Niamh McGarry, Odense, Seán O'Duinn

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The Art of Scribbling

by Bean an Phoist on August 19, 2011 · 2 comments

in Collections,Conservation,Printed books,Projects,Rare books

by Giada Gelli, Preservation Assistant We have all done some scribbling on copies, books, magazines and whatnot at some stage in our lives. There is nothing more pleasant than evading the realms of reality, shutting your ears to the world, and letting your pen (or pencil!) chase the boredom away. But still, I wasn’t expecting [...]

Tagged as: 1720, 1776, Clean Sweep, Conservation, Giada Gelli, Historia Naturali, Incubus, Joly Collection, Latin, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Lord William Robert Fitzgerald, Pierre Coste, Pliny the Elder, Projects, Rare books, Sir Isaac Newton, Traité d'optique