Book Conservation and Digitization

Dr. Alberto Campagnolo (PhD, Ligatus, University of the Arts London 2015) is a trained book conservator and digital humanist. Formerly a CLIR postdoctoral fellow in Data Curation at The Library of Congress (Washington DC), he is now adjunct professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Udine, Italy

• IntroductionPart One: Books as Objects and Their DigitizationChapter 1: Understanding the Artifactual Value of BooksChapter 2: Conservation and Digitization: A Difficult Balance?Part Two Conservation and Digitization in PracticeChapter 3: Conservation towards Large-Scale Digitization at the Vatican Library, Ángela Núñez Gaitán, Head of Conservation, Vatican Apostolic LibraryChapter 4: Large-Scale Digitization at The National Archives, Catt Baum, formerly Senior Conservation Manager—Digitization Services, The National ArchivesChapter 5: British Library/Qatar Foundation Partnership and the Digitization Project: A Case Study about Conservation Processes within Mass Digitization of Library Material, Flavio Marzo, formerly Conservation Manager, British Library/Qatar Foundation Partnership, British LibraryChapter 6: The Digitization of Medieval Western Manuscripts at the Wellcome Library, Stefania Signorello, Conservator, Wellcome LibraryChapter 7: Caring for the Object during Digitization of Written Heritage: The Strategy of the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel, Almuth Corbach, Head of Collection Care and Conservation, Herzog August BibliothekChapter 8: The Great Parchment Book Project, Caroline De Stefani, Conservation Studio Manager, and Philippa Smith, Head of Collections, London Metropolitan ArchivesChapter 9: The Development of the Language of Bindings Thesaurus, Athanasios Velios and Nicholas Pickwoad, Directors, Ligatus Research Centre, University of the Arts LondonChapter 10: Spectral Imaging to Aid Preservation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Fenella G. France, Chief, Preservation Research and Testing Division, Library of CongressChapter 11: Multispectral Imaging for Special Collection Materials, Michael B. Toth, President and Chief Technology Officer, R. B. Toth AssociatesPart Three: Conservators and Digitization Experts in DialogueChapter 12: The Digitization of Manuscripts from the Point of View of a Book Conservator, Abigail B. Quandt, Head of Book and Paper Conservation, the Walters Art MuseumChapter 13: Implementing Advanced Digital Imaging Research in Cultural Heritage: Building Relationships between Conservators and Computational Imaging Scientists, Melissa Terras, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, University of EdinburghChapter 14: Coda: Concluding Thoughts on Digital SurrogatesBibliography

Il fulcro di questo lavoro risiede proprio nella fruttuosa collaborazione tra studiosi e professionisti che operano per la conservazione e preservazione, da un lato, e fruizione dall’altro del manoscritto e del libro antico.