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End of Summer Course: Full Immersive Course on 16th Century Archival/Stationary Bindings 2nd – 13th September 2019 Tutor Giovanni Pagani Archival bindings, within the wide world of historical book structures, are unique examples and must be carefully analysed to be fully understood. Their creation and use are very different, they were ‘living’ structures, meant to grow (letters, new sections and parts added along many years) and not born as unique defined codicological units like printed books. This peculiar nature has inevitably deeply influenced the craftmanship of their making. Therefore, the conservation of those book structures requires an in depth understanding of their physical features and a specific knowledge essential when performing treatments that must be respectful and conservation based. The course, designed with a strong hands-on, practical approach, will explore, through the making dummies of historical archival examples, the features of 16th century leather archival bindings. The course will focus on each specific and unique structural feature, such as sewing, ‘tacketing’, ‘overbands/straps’, always analysing possible variations and the reasoning behind the use of different materials and tecniques. The workshop will help participants to become familiar with a unique and peculiar set of binding terminology. Will provide the opportunity to learn how to identify binding variations, helping to become able to identify between fake and original archival binding features. The course will be implemented by guided tours to the Recanati Diocese Archive and the Archive of the Holy House in Loreto during which the students will be able to examine original historical examples of archival bindings (please see links below). Recanati: http://www.anagrafebbcc.chiesacattolica.it/anagraficaCEIBib/public/archivi/stampa_sintetica.jsp?idBiblio=1547 / http://www.anagrafebbcc.chiesacattolica.it/anagraficaCEIBib/public/VisualizzaScheda.do?codice_cei=CEI462A00002 Loreto: http://www.santuarioloreto.it/en_internal_standard.asp?body=as05&sezione=as First module (week one): Participants will create a 16th-century leather archival binding facsimile to understand the mechanics and features of this peculiar and fascinating book structure. Second module (week two): Participants will learn conservation/restoration methods and techniques, will be familiarised with the decision process and the ethical dilemmas conservators face and they will witness and be guided through the conservation work carried out to an original archival binding. Participants should have previous bookbinding and desirably conservation practice experience. Calendar Week one: September 2nd, 3rd: practical/theoretical lessons in the workshop September 4th : visit to the Archive of Holy House in Loreto and Basilica September 5th, 6th: practical/theoretical lessons in the workshop Free weekend or possible organised trip to nearby places of historical interest, details will follow. Week two: September 9th / 10th: conservation treatment shadowing in the workshop September 11th: visit to the Diocese Archive of Recanati and Museums. September 12th / 13th: conservation treatment shadowing in the workshop Course fee: € 800 (8 full days lessons, 2 archives/museums visits, materials and workshop tools and equipment) Basic accommodation from 1st to 15th September: € 300 The course is open to a maximum of 8 students www.recres.eu https://www.facebook.com/recanatierestauro/ For an application form contact: [email protected] Tutor: GIOVANNI PAGANI Giovanni Pagani, Italian accredited conservator, after graduating in Greek Palaeography from the Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” (Italy) he got an M.A. in Book Conservation from the European Course for Conservators-Restorers of Book Materials in Spoleto (Italy). He manages a private conservation studio, Re.Li.C., in Rome, working for national and international institutions all over Italy and abroad, such as the Vatican, Italian Dioceses and Monasteries, international libraries and archives within Cultural Institutes. Giovanni has worked as conservation teacher in Rome (Tor Vergata) and Salerno Universities and for private institutions specialising in the conservation of historical archival/stationary bindings. He is the conservator librarian and archivist of the Benedictine Abbey of Santa Maria del Pilastrello in Lendinara (RO) and worked for the Archives of the Amalfi Diocese in Amalfi and of the "Parrocchia della Papale Basilica di San Pietro" in Rome. He has been working for the Library and Archive of the Santa Casa for the Delegazione Pontificia in Loreto (MC) over the past 12 years and for the Benedettucci Library and the Diocese Archive in Recanati over the past 5. He is presently the Director of the ‘Recanati e Restauro’ (www.recres.eu). ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
