1 Introduction, Abigail Bainbridge

Section 1: Book Structure and History
2 The Birth of the Codex
3 Eastern Mediterranean Bindings
4 South-Asian Bindings
5 East-Asian Bindings
6 Southeast Asian Bindings
7 European Bindings
8 North American Bindings (Present-day Canada and United States)
9 Latin American Bindings

Section 2: Bookbinding Materials and Their Degradation
10 Introduction to Bookbinding Materials and Their Degradation
11 Materials and Identification
12 The Ten Agents of Deterioration
13 Polymers and Their Degradation

Section 3: Approaches to Conservation
14 Introduction to Approaches to Conservation
15 Decision-making
16 Conservation in Context
17 Previous Treatments
18 Social, Cultural, and Religious Considerations in Conservation Decision-making

Section 4: Preventive Conservation
19 Introduction to Preventive Conservation
20 Boxing, Storage, and Transportation
21 Exhibition of Books
22 Digitisation

Section 5: Techniques of Conservation
23 Introduction to Techniques of Conservation
24 Conservation Documentation
25 Material-based Treatments
26 Structural Repairs

Abigail Bainbridge ACR is a book conservator and Director of Bainbridge Conservation. She has taught extensively on the degree programmes at West Dean College, Camberwell College of Art, and City & Guilds of London Art School. She has an MA in Conservation Studies from West Dean College and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Abigail is an Icon accreditation assessor and mentor, sits on the Royal Society of Chemistry's Heritage Science Expert Working Group, and was Treasurer then Chair of the Icon Book & Paper Group for eight years.