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  • Literature saving the past from destruction by Time, in the form of a winged old man with a scythe. Etching by L. du Guernier.
  • Literature saving the past from destruction by Time, in the form of a winged old man with a scythe. Etching by L. du Guernier.

Works from the collections

5 works

    • Books

    Conservation of cultural property : packing principles for transport.

    | Date: [2011]
    • Books

    Practical digital preservation : a how-to guide for organizations of any size / Adrian Brown.

    | Adrian Brown | Date: [2013]
    • Pictures

    Literature saving the past from destruction by Time, in the form of a winged old man with a scythe. Etching by L. du Guernier.

    | Louis Du Guernier | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 25978i
    • Books
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    The state of preservation programs in American college and research libraries : building a common understanding and action agenda : a joint study / by Council on Library and Information Resources [and others] ; by Anne R. Kenney and Dierdre C. Stam.

    | Anne R. Kenney | Date: [2002]
    • Books
    • Online

    The evidence in hand : report of the Task Force on the Artifact in Library Collections / Stephen G. Nichols, Chairman, Task Force on the Artifact in Library Collections, Johns Hopkins University, Abby Smith, Director of Programs, Council on Library and Information Resources.

    | Task Force on the Artifact in Library Collections | Date: 2001

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