A stunning do-a-dos textile binding with embroidered textile bag in need of a new storage solution.

This Christian devotional book of prayers was originally made and bound in the early fifteen century and used by a prominent cardinal. It has since been rebound into boards, as a full leather binding. The textblock is vellum and the illuminations are of a fine quality using gold leaf and other colourful media. The medieval book is showing signs of wear commensurate with its use as a devotional text, and has been loaned for an exhibition. Before being exhibited it is necessary to stabilise the textblock and the media to safeguard the book and its contents.

Originally built in 1853, the 'Vulcan' was situated in the Adamsdown area of Cardiff, it's original address was Whitmore Lane Newtown. The name refers to the Roman God of Fire, and alludes to the nearby ironworks. Within walking distance of Queen Street station , and nearby the gaol, it was in the suburb's working class area. The buliding was substantially rebuilt in around 1900, and refurbished internally in 1914, which was when it aquredit's famous green and brown tiles. The pub retained its brown stoneware urinals even after it was again updated in the 1950's. In 2009 the Vulcan finally closed; In July 2012, shortly after the demolition of the Vulcan had begun,building contractors and preservationists were deployed by the National History Museum to start deconstruction of the building by hand, to allow brick by brick movement to St Fagans Museum, in order to relocate it as a working hostelry.

These documents are records of the results of exams taken by law students between 1933 - 1940. The original post binding has broken down and the documents secured together into the remains of the binding using string. This has caused physical damage to the documents, many of which have also been creased and folded to fit within the binding. As an active archive and research library it is vital that these types of documents are made accessible, without unnecessarily changing the character and historical features of the collection. The client requested the original boards be retained with the binding, posing an additional challenge.

The collection of Llanelli Ceramics at Parc Howard form the principal Public Collection; while there are examples of Llanelli pottery and porcelain in the collections of the National Museums of Wales, Cardiff, Swansea Museum, The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea and Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s collections, Parc Howard houses the largest collection and variety of wares, and as such is of National and local importance. The production at Llanelli was principally earthenware, but there was a short period of porcelain production in the form of lithophanes. Work began by surveying the ceramics, ithe aim was to: •Document the collection •Photograph the collection •Assess condition •Assess conservation requirements (by priority 1-5) •Propose conservation treatments •Assess the current displays •Propose improvements Following the survey, finance was secured to enable the treatment of those ceramics most in need. The treatments took place over a period of just over a year.

A two stage project involving the same object: the stabilising conservation of Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal in 2016 and the creation of a facsimile binding in 2020 for display.

A condition assessment of 95 volumes of hand printed and hand bound late C19th and C20th material from one of the most significant private presses at work during the Arts and Crafts movement.

This National Manuscript Conservation Trust funded project involved the conservation of and rehousing of Register B, a C14th cartulary. The register is one of five cartularies in the Gloucester Cathedral collection, and is a companion volume to Register E, which is dated 100 years later.

This painting was executed on rather fine paper and had received some damage while in storage. The client was keen to have this damage repaired and the painting framed so that it might be enjoyed by visitors to the site and protected while not on display.

This reference volume had suffered damage from very heavy use. Although damaged the binding was found to be the original which posed ethical considerations for treatment.