October 15, 2015, Filed Under: ConservationBefore and After: Georgio Bonelli’s Hortus Romanus, published in 1774 The conservation department of the Ransom Center is responsible for the care and preservation of the Center’s collections. This feature highlights repair and conservation work on collection items.
August 25, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, ConservationPreserving “The Eyes of Texas” The Harry Ransom Center recently treated a document near and dear to its home. The original manuscript for “The Eyes of Texas,” the alma mater for The University of Texas at Austin, was in need of conservation. The Texas Exes, the alumni organization which holds the manuscript, brought the framed… read more
August 6, 2015, Filed Under: Conservation, PhotographyUn resultado positivo para un negativo en placa de vidrio Antes de la invención de materiales plásticos, el vidrio y el papel eran los materiales principales para producir negativos en blanco y negro. Las placas de vidrio con emulsión de gelatina fueron producidas desde finales del siglo diecinueve (XIX) hasta mediados del siglo veinte (XX). La transparencia del vidrio facilitó
