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Icon Book and Paper Group @IconBook_Paper

Twitter feed for the Icon Book and Paper Group. Sharing information about the group, upcoming events; interesting articles and all things cellulose.

Joined September 2016
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We are also launching a call for application for the 2025 Frederick Bearman Research Grant, do not miss this opportunity to receive a bursary for your Book and Paper related research 😌🌟 All infos on our social media platforms and website!
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Tickets for the #IconBPG25 conference are finally available on our website! Visit icon.org.uk/events/iconbpg25… to book with the early bird discount 🤩🤩
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Looking for #papers for the 2025 IconBPg conference! To submit, complete the form at icon.org.uk/resource/call-fo… and send it to iconbpg@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!
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🎉 Meet our 2025 Committee! - executive roles. Coming from all over the world, with different backgrounds and experiences, we cooperate together to bring you as much news and as many events as possible! Check our other social media accounts to meet all our members. #book #paper
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#ICON Book and Paper Group welcomes you all to a #2025 full of events! We're planning the 2025 Congress, and we’re looking for #ideas. Here, you’ll find a survey to share your preferences : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Responses close the 8th of February.
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#HappyNewYear fellow #bookandpaperconservators! 🎉 Still working on your resolutions? Why not #volunteer for our Committee! Open positions include: Treasurer Lead Events Coordinator Conference Chair(s) & more! Learn more & apply: buff.ly/3vC7nX7 @Conservators_UK
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BodleianConservation@BodCons
14 Jun 2023
📢It's the final few days to apply to join Team BodCons for a year as our next conservation fellow📢 @Conservators_UK @IconBook_Paper @IconEPN @bodleianlibs
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Conservation@ARA_PCG
8 Jun 2023
Hey that’s us! Come join us on 29th June and join the fun!
Archive Hour@archivehour
8 Jun 2023
📢 We have an announcement! This month's #ArchiveHour on 29th June will be hosted by @ARA_PCG and we will be looking at preventive conservation! 🤩 Stay tuned for more information!

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Kate McCaffrey@kateemccaffrey
8 Jun 2023
We discovered Thomas Cromwell’s Book of Hours…and it’s the book painted on Cromwell’s desk by Hans Holbein the Younger in his famous portrait of Cromwell!! @hevercastle @DrOwenEmmerson Solving a 500 year old mystery - A THREAD (1/9)
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Kristine Rose-Beers@iamkristinesr
8 Jun 2023
Calling #conservators operating on @Twitter @instagram or other social media platforms! 📨📯📭 Gloria Conti, @UnNomeACaso and Paola Fagnola @bottegafagnola are looking for your opinions… forms.gle/dUyaAUEscaW1Uh5r8 @IconBook_Paper @Conservators_UK @conservators @ICRI__

Conservation and communication in the era of social media - Questionnaire

Dear colleague, At the XV IADA Congress, that will take place in Halle/Leipzig, Germany, in October 2023, we will present a paper about the use of social media and online resources by book and paper...

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BodleianConservation@BodCons
2 Jun 2023
If you are in Oxford on 26th June make sure you pop over to the Weston Library to see our colleague Kate share more about her recent investigations into pigments used in Japanese & Byzantine manuscripts from the @bodleianlibs collection #HeritageScience @IconBook_Paper @ICONSci
VirginiaLladóBuisán@LladoBuisan
2 Jun 2023
The Summer solstice brings the colours of Byzantine and Japanese manuscripts this year ☀️🎨🔬Join our wonderful Heritage Scientist Dr. Kate Fulcher on23/06 to hear about her research findings @bodleianlibs @BodCons @bjlsocial @MatthewHolford @Kate_Fulcher visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/even…
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Icon - The Institute of Conservation@Conservators_UK
1 Jun 2023
Happy #VolunteersWeek! 🙌✨ A heartfelt thank you to the amazing conservators & heritage scientists who generously volunteer their time and expertise to serve the profession. Together, we work to safeguard the stories of the past for future generations. 🏛️🔒❤️
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Icon Textile Group@Icon_Textiles
31 May 2023
Our joint talk with @IconBook_Paper on the history of dressmaking patterns with @vickyhaddock is happening tonight 7-9pm ⬇️
Icon Textile Group@Icon_Textiles
15 May 2023
The @IconBook_Paper and Textiles Group continue our joint talks on 31st May, 7-9pm BST, with a talk on the history of dressmaking patterns by @vickyhaddock. Tickets are free to Icon Members and £10 for non-members: icon.org.uk/events/textiles-…
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The National Archives Sector@UKNatArcSector
30 May 2023
Join us on 22 June for a knowledge exchange workshop, exploring the presence of historic pesticide treatments on paper-based collections. The event is hybrid with the option to join online or at The National Archives, Kew. Find out more and register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/knowledge…
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🚨 Happening today! 🔔 And you’re still on time to book for it 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️
Icon Textile Group@Icon_Textiles
5 May 2023
The @IconBook_Paper and Textiles Group continue our series of joint events this month, starting with an introduction to embroidered bookbindings with Dr Karen Limper-Herz on 17 May, 7-9pm BST. Tickets are free to Icon Members and £10 for non-members: tinyurl.com/3cw5j3h7
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Icon Textile Group@Icon_Textiles
15 May 2023
The @IconBook_Paper and Textiles Group continue our joint talks on 31st May, 7-9pm BST, with a talk on the history of dressmaking patterns by @vickyhaddock. Tickets are free to Icon Members and £10 for non-members: icon.org.uk/events/textiles-…

Textiles, Book & Paper: A Patchwork of Shared Skills - Victoria Haddock

An Introduction to the history of the dressmaking paper patterns

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Icon Book and Paper Group@IconBook_Paper
14 May 2023
🌟WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS🌟 @Conservators_UK
The Book & Paper Group is saying goodbye to committee members at the end of their terms. We are a busy committee that works on an ongoing programme of classes & lectures, grants, conferences and conference publications, and other projects as they arise. We meet quarterly, almost always online now, usually with a video call from around 7 PM (GMT London). All meetings are currently online. When we are able to meet in person (at least at the AGM), travel expenses will be reimbursed within the UK. We are more than happy to welcome anyone from outside the UK who can be available online in the UK evening for meetings! All of the roles currently advertised can easily be done remotely. We’re also more than happy to have students on the committee. Terms are two years and can be extended once. It is a requirement that you are either a primary or secondary BPG member.Roles currently open: Treasurer IT Officer Student Liaison Officer Social Media Officer Development Officer Special Projects

ALT The Book & Paper Group is saying goodbye to committee members at the end of their terms. We are a busy committee that works on an ongoing programme of classes & lectures, grants, conferences and conference publications, and other projects as they arise. We meet quarterly, almost always online now, usually with a video call from around 7 PM (GMT London). All meetings are currently online. When we are able to meet in person (at least at the AGM), travel expenses will be reimbursed within the UK. We are more than happy to welcome anyone from outside the UK who can be available online in the UK evening for meetings! All of the roles currently advertised can easily be done remotely. We’re also more than happy to have students on the committee. Terms are two years and can be extended once. It is a requirement that you are either a primary or secondary BPG member.Roles currently open: Treasurer IT Officer Student Liaison Officer Social Media Officer Development Officer Special Projects

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Handy as spatulas, though
The National Archives@UkNatArchives
13 May 2023
We’ve just added obscenely long nails to our list of things that aren’t allowed in a reading room #Eurovision2023
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🌟WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS🌟 @Conservators_UK
The Book & Paper Group is saying goodbye to committee members at the end of their terms. We are a busy committee that works on an ongoing programme of classes & lectures, grants, conferences and conference publications, and other projects as they arise. We meet quarterly, almost always online now, usually with a video call from around 7 PM (GMT London). All meetings are currently online. When we are able to meet in person (at least at the AGM), travel expenses will be reimbursed within the UK. We are more than happy to welcome anyone from outside the UK who can be available online in the UK evening for meetings! All of the roles currently advertised can easily be done remotely. We’re also more than happy to have students on the committee. Terms are two years and can be extended once. It is a requirement that you are either a primary or secondary BPG member.Roles currently open: Treasurer IT Officer Student Liaison Officer Social Media Officer Development Officer Special Projects

ALT The Book & Paper Group is saying goodbye to committee members at the end of their terms. We are a busy committee that works on an ongoing programme of classes & lectures, grants, conferences and conference publications, and other projects as they arise. We meet quarterly, almost always online now, usually with a video call from around 7 PM (GMT London). All meetings are currently online. When we are able to meet in person (at least at the AGM), travel expenses will be reimbursed within the UK. We are more than happy to welcome anyone from outside the UK who can be available online in the UK evening for meetings! All of the roles currently advertised can easily be done remotely. We’re also more than happy to have students on the committee. Terms are two years and can be extended once. It is a requirement that you are either a primary or secondary BPG member.Roles currently open: Treasurer IT Officer Student Liaison Officer Social Media Officer Development Officer Special Projects

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Learn more about each role shorturl.at/hjmrC

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And send your application in 🔜shorturl.at/byDK8

Icon Book & Paper Group - New Committee Member Application, April/May 2023

Thank you for your interest in joining the B&PG Committee. Complete role descriptions can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qvm4YDgWL83lLL1teJrvPpxudMo-gLYn/view?usp=sharing If you have...

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