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Only one place left! Tacketed Stationery Binding: A two day practical workshop Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6YT. 26th - 27th March 2020 [cid:image002.png@01D5F304.BA599730] Tacketed bindings are part of the story of stationery binding and can be found in many forms in English Archive collections. When Conservators from Cumbria and Staffordshire Archive Services both discovered independently that they had fine examples of this intriguing form of binding, they set about making facsimile copies only to find remarkable similarities when compared directly with each other. On this course you will... Explore how tackets have been used in the construction of early stationery bindings and focus on a distinct tacketed binding style that spread across Europe from the medieval period and influenced account bindings into the 19th and 20th centuries. You will produce a book model based on examples found in English regional archives using authentic materials and techniques while considering how the separate elements of this binding contribute towards the functionality of the book and influence later stationery binding styles. Under the guidance and teaching of... Richard Nichols, RMARA, ACR, Senior Conservator, Staffordshire Archives Tony King, Senior Collections Care and Conservation Manager, Durham University Fay Humphreys, Conservator, Cumbria Archives Please note that this is a practical workshop so some experience in bookbinding is required. ARA member's rate: £155 (including materials) Non-member's rate: £185 (including materials) As there are only a limited number of places available only one space will be reserved for those applying for the ARA Preservation & Conservation Section's free place. To book or find out more about the workshop, please follow the link below. https://www.archives.org.uk/events/viewevent/496-tacketed-stationery-binding-a-two-day-practical-workshop-essex-record-office-26th-and-27th-march-2020.html Annie Starkey Team Leader - Conservation Liverpool Record Office I Liverpool City Council I Central Library I William Brown St I Liverpool I L3 8EW T: 0151 233 5866 E : [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Postal address: Liverpool City Council I Cunard Building I Water Street I Liverpool I L3 1AH [cid:image003.jpg@01D3D018.57C97790] <http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/> [cid:image004.jpg@01D3D018.57C97790] Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra