"These are just some of the ways that books can be damaged, as seen on a recent afternoon at the Weissman Preservation Center. Students in "Texts in Transition," a GenEd class taught by Professors Ann Blair and Leah Whittington, were visiting the Weissman Preservation Center to witness textual preservation firsthand."
"Conservators play a vital role in this process. Their work - repairing torn manuscripts, mending broken spines, mitigating insect damage, and so on - ensures the survival of texts from antiquity to the present. "At the Weissman Preservation Center, students learn what happens behind the scenes when conservators step in to keep materials usable and preserve them for the future," said Whittington, professor of English and director of undergraduate studies in the English Department."
A GenEd class taught by Professors Ann Blair and Leah Whittington visited the Weissman Preservation Center to observe conservation practice firsthand. Conservators repair torn manuscripts, mend broken spines, mitigate insect damage, and stabilize fragile items to ensure long-term survival. Students handled papers, parchments, and pigments to study physical clues and preservation complexities. The group questioned how materials can be preserved when original components are lost. Conservators emphasized that interventions must be stable and compatible with each object and that they respect the integrity of materials when performing treatments. Harvard Library collections and expert staff support close study and preservation efforts.
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