Call for applications--CXD Nicholas Hadgraft Scholarship

Call for applications

Nicholas Hadgraft Memorial Scholarship

"Re-creating the Medieval Palette", "The Unicorn Binder", "An
al-Andalusian Islamic Binding", and "Carolingian Binding" are the
topics on offer to the winner of this year's Nicholas Hadgraft
Memorial Scholarship, thanks to Conservation By Design Limited
(CXD).

For the 12th consecutive year, CXD is inviting conservators and
skilled bookbinders to apply for the renowned scholarship.  The
winner will receive UKP1,500 towards the cost of attending the
Montefiascone Book Conservation Summer School, a unique bookbinding
course held each year in the beautiful medieval town of
Montefiascone, Italy.

Running from the heart of the medieval town throughout the month of
August, 2016 each week the summer school features a different
specialised course and tutor, which this year includes Cheryl
Porter, Kristine Rose Beers, Jim Bloxham, Shaun Thompson, Ana Beny,
Alison Ohta and Michael Burke.

Conservation By Design's Managing Director, Dirk Hendrickx, said:

   "The Montefiascone summer school is unique and the reactions we
    get from students are very positive.  Professors and students
    share knowledge and their love of precious bookbinding.  It is
    not surprising that, every year we see more and more interest.
    The school attracts a breadth of international applicants,
    offering a great environment for exchanging and learning
    specialist skills.

    Every year, the panel is impressed by the quality of
    applications and I would urge anyone interested to get their
    application form in as soon as possible and I wish all
    applicants the best of luck."

Xiaoping Cai, a full-time MA student at the University of the Arts
London, was the lucky recipient of the 2015 scholarship.  Xiaoping
used the scholarship to attend all four of last year's
courses--"Recreating the Medieval Palette", "Italian Stiff-Board
Vellum Binding with Slotted Spine", "The Rylands Fountainebleau
Aldine" and an early Islamic Binding course.

She commented:

   "The tutors are internationally recognized experts and have great
    knowledge of the most popular debates and the most advanced
    research in this profession.  They offered courses based on
    research projects of their own institutions, and the contents
    were well organized.  Working with a group of other
    international attendees, I got the opportunity to share
    experiences and exchange ideas with them, but also to know about
    the development of the conservation profession in different
    countries.  I have learnt a lot of skills and techniques which
    are very important for my professional development.

   "The Summer School also offered a unique opportunity to establish
    friendship for the future, which I would never find anywhere
    else.  I am really grateful to CXD for the scholarship; it
    allowed me to have a wonderful journey."

The scholarship is offered in memory of Dr Nicholas Hadgraft, a good
friend of Conservation By Design who died tragically in 2004.
Nicholas was a fellow of the University of the Arts London and a key
collaborator on the "Squelch Drying" technique devised by Stuart
Welch (the founder of CXD), the most effective way to date of drying
valuable rare books.

Application forms are now available from the CXD website

    <URL:http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk>

Completed applications must be received by 6 April 2016 and the
successful applicant will be notified in by end of April 2016.

For further information on the Nicholas Hadgraft Memorial
Scholarship, contact Conservation By Design on +44 1234 844 260or
visit

    <URL:http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk>

Pauline Hutchinson
Marketing Manager
For and on behalf of Conservation By Design Limited
+44 1234 846309
Fax: +44 1234 840190


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