Click on the image above to see Richards at work in the studio. |
Repairing a broken spine. |
Paring leather for a new spine. |
Washing and deacidifying book pages. |
Sewing a book on split alum-tawed thongs. |
A book in the press during restoration. |
Applying pressure after reattaching the old spine. |
A new clasp. |
1876 Cahokia Mounds map before treatment. |
Removing old backing from an 1876 map of the Cahokia
Mounds. |
Washing and deacidifying Cahokia map in a custom made
sink. |
Preparing to gold tool a book spine. |
After tooling. |
