![]() ![]() Today conservators focus on conserving and stabilising the current condition of the books, rather than trying to restore them. ![]() ‘We are lucky that a lot of these manuscripts have been very well preserved between the boards of books, and books by and large stay closed for most of their lives, so we don’t have the problem of wear and tear and environmental pollutants that say someone working on wall paintings or panel paintings would,’ says Cheese.Įdward Cheese, the Fitzwilliam Museum conservator of manuscripts and printed books Cheese has been responsible for conserving some of the manuscripts prepared for the recent exhibition and website. ‘We’ve got a great range of ages starting from about the eighth century moving on through the middle ages into the renaissance,’ says Edward Cheese, the Fitzwilliam’s conservator of manuscripts and printed books. Many of these hand-written and painted works of art include superb examples of late medieval and Renaissance painting, with dazzling colours and exquisite details. The Fitzwilliam’s collection includes 130 volumes bequeathed to the university by Richard, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion who established the museum in 1816. ![]() The conservation and analysis of the Fitzwilliam illuminated manuscript collection is part of an ongoing research project, Miniare (manuscript illumination: non-invasive analysis, research and expertise), focusing on the non-invasive scientific analyses of the manuscript artists’ materials and methods. The manuscripts went on display as part of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s ‘Colour’ exhibition Protect and preserve ![]()
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