Julian Thomas: Forty Years in Bookbinding

In his illustrated talk, Julian will review his career beginning with his apprenticeship as a bookbinder and conservator at the National Library of Wales. He will describe his role training book conservators and visiting interns as well as instructing Archives and Records Association trainees while at the library. He will also speak of his influences, significant items conserved and of his design bindings including his work with the artist Kyffin Williams. Also illustrated and discussed will be the making of facsimiles of medieval manuscripts.