The Poison Book Project: Arsenic in Mass-Produced 19th-Century Cloth Bookbinding

Описание: The Poison Book Project investigates arsenic and other toxic colorants found in mass-produced, Victorian-era, cloth-bound books, and assists other institutions with identification of these hazards in their own collections. The project also explores the historical context within which these materials were produced and makes recommendations for safer storage and handling of potentially toxic bookbindings.

Dr. Melissa Tedone is Lab Head for Library Materials Conservation at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and Affiliated Associate Professor in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC). She is a founding co-chair of the international Bibliotoxicology Working Group. Melissa holds a PhD in literary history from Yale University, and an MSIS/CAS in the conservation of library and archival materials from the University of Texas at Austin. She is passionate about libraries, conservation education and advocacy, and health and safety in cultural heritage work.

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