Queries

There must by this time be a large number of binders in this country (and abroad) who produce what Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt in 1967 called "midway-binding," or binding that was midway between collectors' bindings and library binding (Ch. III, "Suggesting a Remedy," in his essay, "On the Rebinding of Old Books," in Bookbinding in America: Three Essays. New York and London: Bowker, 1967). Lehmann-Haupt wanted an inexpensive binding, not a facsimile or period binding, not covered with gold, using modern materials and methods in ways appropriate to the era and structure of the old hook: in short, he said, not imitation but conservation. This would be the type of binding most appropriate for what we now call "materials of long-term research value" or the less valuable materials in a special collections department. Who does this kind of work nowadays? A reader has inquired. The Editor will pass on all names and addresses submitted
The Queensland State Archives would like to know if anyone has information regarding conditioning and specifications for time capsules, or consolidation of charred documents. Contact Tamara Lavrencic, Queensland State Archives, 162 Annerley Rd., Dutton Park, Queensland 4102, Australia.