Seminar on papyrus conservation

Papyrus Conservation Seminar
Papyrus Collection
University of Michigan Library
Ann Arbor, Michigan
18-29 June 2012

The Papyrus Collection of the University of Michigan Library will
host a two-week seminar in papyrus conservation, June 18-29, 2012,
directed by Ms. Leyla Lau-Lamb. Participants will receive a hands-on
introduction to papyrus conservation. They will learn about
equipment and materials used in papyrus conservation and the theory
and methodology behind current conservation techniques. They will
then utilize these techniques to perform a range of treatment on
actual papyri from the University of Michigan's Papyrus Collection,
including written documentation, digital photo- documentation,
mechanical cleaning, damp treatments, reduction of folds, alignment
of fibers, alignment of fragments, and methods of housing and
storage.

The number of participants is limited to eight. Preference will be
given to scholars and students who are directly involved with
papyrus conservation, whether in the setting of a papyrus collection
or archaeological excavations.

There is no course fee for the seminar, which is supported by the
University of Michigan Papyrus Collection. Participants are
responsible for their own travel, lodging and meals. Participants
will have the option of purchasing the conservation tools they will
use during the seminar. A certificate of participation will be
provided at the end of the seminar.

Ms. Leyla Lau-Lamb is a senior conservator in the University of
Michigan Library and has been conservator for the Michigan Papyrus
Collection since 1990. Author of the Advanced Papyrological System
(APIS) Guidelines for Conservation of Papyrus, she has been invited
by various collections worldwide, including the Hermitage in St.
Petersburg and the Carlsberg Papyrus Collection of the University of
Copenhagen, to assist in the conservation of papyrus.

To apply please send contact information, a statement summarizing
relevant conservation or papyrology experience and responsibilities
(maximum 600 words), and one letter of recommendation to:

    Prof. Arthur Verhoogt
    Acting Archivist, University of Michigan Papyrus Collection,
    807 Hatcher Graduate Library South,
    913 S. University Avenue
    Ann Arbor MI 48109-1190

or email the application as a PDF file to verhoogt<-a t->umich< . >edu

Deadline for applications is 1 December 2011.


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