The Poison Book Project team has updated the Arsenical Books Database with recent results from ongoing analysis on materials in Winterthur Library and the Poison Book Project Study Collection. As of March 22, 2024, the database of nineteenth-century, mass-produced bookbindings with arsenical green components lists 269 individual books (representing 238 titles/imprints). Exciting new additions include…Continue Reading Updates to the Arsenical Books Database
Call for Papers on ‘Bibliotoxicology’
Studies in Conservation calls for submissions for a special issue on the topic of ‘bibliotoxicology,’ the study, analysis, and management of potentially toxic materials in library and archives collections. This issue is open to articles on any aspect of bibliotoxicology, with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary content. Article types may include research articles, case studies,…Continue Reading Call for Papers on ‘Bibliotoxicology’