XXIII Conference on Chemical Analysis and Conservation (Analiza Chemiczna w Ochronie Zabytków) will take place on 30 November – 1 December 2023. The conference programme is available here: Chemical Analysis. On day 2, the Committee will present the results of the eighth call for applications for access to the infrastructure of the Polish Consortium for Cultural Heritage Research. The conference will close with a paper on preliminary non-invasive research into Mary, Queen of Scot’s prayer book. The conference will be held at the Center of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Żwirki Wigury 101, Warsaw.
XXIII Conference on Chemical Analysis and Conservation (Analiza Chemiczna w Ochronie Zabytków) will take place on 30 November – 1 December 2023. The conference programme is available here: Chemical Analysis. On day 2, the Committee will present the results of the eighth call for applications for access to the infrastructure of the Polish Consortium for Cultural Heritage Research. The conference will close with a paper on preliminary non-invasive research into Mary, Queen of Scot’s prayer book. The conference will be held at the Center of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Żwirki Wigury 101, Warsaw.
On Thursday 9 March 2023, 13:00-14:00 (GMT)/14:00-15:00 (CET), Richard Gameson (Professor of the History of the Book at Durham University) and Nicole Gilroy (Head of Book Conservation at the Bodleian Libraries) will give a talk on Self-destructing books: colour, corrosion, conservation. The lecture organized by the Bodleian Libraries (Oxford) and Team Pigment (the universities of Durham and Northumbria) will take place in person (Weston Library) and online via Zoom. Further details and the registration form are available at: Bodleian Library events