Course on book structures

5 week intensive course, June 27 - July 28, 2011 to be taught at the
North Bennet Street School, Boston MA

Instructor: Chela Metzger

Introduction to Books Structures for Conservators is a 5 week class
meeting 4 days a week. Some field trips will be scheduled on
Fridays. The course is designed to develop basic bookbinding bench
skills and to explore historic book structures in the context of
conservation of books as historic artifacts. Students will seminar
on required readings, do basic research on book structures and
bookbinding history and create models of historic structures. Class
presentations, short essays and publishing on social media may all
be required.  Admission to the class is by permission of instructor
only. Applicants should be prepared to write a short personal
statement on the role of the class in their work, share evidence of
three-dimensional studio/craft/conservation work that exhibits fine
detail, and supply a recommendation from a professional in the
conservation or preservation field if possible. This course is not
aimed at training bookbinders per se, and is entirely geared toward
those exploring conservation of books as cultural heritage. Class
size will be limited. Students will need to bring their own simple
hand tools.  For more information, please contact Chela Metzger
cmetzger<-a t->winterthur< . >org.

Cost: $2,500 including supplies

For more information about North Bennet Street School please see
<URL:http://www.nbss.org>

For more information on the instructor see
<URL:http://www.artcons.udel.edu/faculty/winterthur/chela-metzger>


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