Mould

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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A Watercolour Wash

by Bean an Phoist on August 5, 2011 · 2 comments

in Acquisitions,Collections,Conservation,Prints & Drawings,Projects

by Elodie Leveque – Conservation Intern, Heritage Council Have you ever wondered how we conserve ancient objects in the National Library of Ireland’s collections? How we tackle things like dirt and mould? Every year, acquisitions or donations help develop and enhance our wonderful collections and conservators here help make these items available to readers by [...]

Tagged as: 19th century, Acidic, Caricatures, Conservation Intern, Conservators, Elodie Leveque, Etching, Fragile, Heritage Council, Interns, J Sidebotham, Microscope, Mould, Paper-pulping, Pigments, Sackville Street, Suction table, Ultraviolet light, Watercolour

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