Events
organised by or involving B2C members
Past Events
12 September 2024
Changes in production of parchment over one millennium: 4th to 14th centuries
The Institute of Fine Arts
1 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075
Parchment has been a support material for manuscript writing for centuries, yet its various types, preparation methods, and the identification of the animal species used have not been thoroughly studied. This oversight has often resulted in inaccuracies and misleading information in the physical descriptions of manuscripts. My research integrates visual analyses, practical parchment-making experiments, and biomolecular studies to provide more precise insights into parchment production techniques across different historical periods and geographical regions. This approach aims to enhance the accuracy of manuscript descriptions, particularly for those from the Late Antique to the Romanesque period, with special emphasis on select Insular and Carolingian codices.
Jiří Vnouček is a conservator with expertise in parchment, illuminated manuscripts, and bookbinding. Since March 2024, he has served as a Senior Researcher and Conservator at The Royal Danish Library. From 2018 to 2023, he was a researcher for the Beasts to Craft project. Jiří holds a Doctorate in Medieval Studies from the University of York, UK. His research is centered on biocodicology, a pioneering approach to the study of parchment manuscripts.
22 - 27 September 2022
Practical parchment-making course
Prepared for students of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Humanities. Teachers of this program is Leila Sauvage. Students were from Netherlands, Denmark, USA, South Korea and Italy.
Aim of the course was to approach the understanding of parchment through practical experience with its production. A better awareness of the properties and behaviour of parchment is the first step towards successful conservation of collagen-based objects that form important part of our cultural heritage.
6-7 Jun 2019 Paris
1-4 July 2019 Leeds
28 & 29 Nov 2019 Namur
March 28–29, 2019, New York
This event is part of “Conserving Active Matter: A Cultures of Conservation Research Project,” a collaboration between Bard Graduate Center, the Humboldt University (Berlin), and the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
March 10-15, 2019
manuSciences'19 will focus on a multi-facetted investigation of manuscripts adding new chemical and physical analyses, imaging methods and techniques from computer sciences to classical philology, paleography, codicology, linguistics and history.
University of Napoli, 20th February 2019 Matthew Collins (right)
National Leather Collection, Northampton 23rd November 2018
University of Arizona 30th November 2018
