How conservators protect centuries of scientific history inside the Natural History Museum
In short: Go behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum in London to witness the delicate process of preserving rare scientific texts. Conservator Eloïse Lovejoy demonstrates the meticulous care required to maintain the library's collection, offering a quiet, sensory look at the work that keeps history intact.
The video features the preservation of a 1884 edition of Treatise on Zoology, published in Paris. This work is part of the extensive Library and Archives collection at the Natural History Museum, which houses over 80 million objects ranging from dinosaur bones and meteorites to giant squids.
The institution's oldest natural history volume dates back to 1469, though the original text was authored much earlier by Pliny the Elder. This behind-the-scenes look highlights the ongoing efforts to safeguard these fragile records of scientific discovery.
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