Louise O’Connor

Time Capsule – The Innisfail sails again

by Bean an Phoist on December 6, 2012 · 1 comment

in Collections,Conservation

by Justin Furlong (Newspaper Librarian); Alexandra Nederlof (Student Conservation Intern from the University of Amsterdam) and Louise O’Connor (Conservator) In February 2012 we were contacted by Tim Lynch, Professor of Neurology at the Dublin Neurological Institute. Ten years ago, during renovations of the Institute’s building at No. 57 Eccles Street in Dublin, an issue of [...]

Tagged as: 1895, 19th century, 57 Eccles Street, 58 Eccles Street, Alexandra Nederlof, Cellulose, Conservation, Dry Surface Cleaning, Dublin Neurological Institute, Eccles Street, Eraser Powder, Heat-set Tissue, Hydroscopic, Innisfail, Japanese Paper, Justin Furlong, Louise O'Connor, Methyl-cellulose, Mould, Paper, Paper Press, Smoke Sponge, Soft Brush, Soft Eraser, Starch, Tim Lynch

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Conserving our Newspapers

by Bean an Phoist on July 13, 2012 · 5 comments

in Acquisitions,Conservation,Microfilm,Newspapers

by Élodie Lévèque and Louise O’Connor, Conservation; and Justin Furlong, Newspaper Librarian The National Library of Ireland recently acquired two volumes of The Waterford Mirror containing rare issues from 1805 and 1806. In 1801, The Waterford Mirror and Munster Packet newspaper was first printed by John Bull, and from 1805 continued as The Waterford Mirror [...]

Tagged as: 19th century, Conservation, Elodie Leveque, Justin Furlong, Kozo paper, Louise O'Connor, Microfilm, Newspapers, NEWSPLAN, Sir John Newport, The Waterford Mirror and Munster Packet, Waterford, Waterford Mirror

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Always judge a book by its cover

by Bean an Phoist on December 22, 2011 · 12 comments

in Conservation,Rare books

by Elodie Leveque & Louise O’Connor, Conservation Conservators love knowing how a book was put together, and recently, we had the opportunity to examine a very interesting item. Despite being in good condition, the book needed some minor conservation treatment. But first, by closely examining the binding and the inner structure normally hidden from our [...]

Tagged as: 1669, Anton Bruodinus, Binding, Case, Conservation, Conservators, Core, Cover flaps, Cross-over beading, Elodie Leveque, Fr. Anthony Broidin, Head, Headbands, Hygroscopic, Initial letter, Irish College, Limp vellum, Linen thread, Louise O'Connor, Martyrdom, Octavo, Pastedown, Plant-fibre Cords, Prague, Propugnaculum Catholicæ Veritatis, Tail, Textblock, Vellum

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