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Cleaning and preserving old books from our Library | ASMR

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Join Conservator Eloïse Lovejoy for a little ASMR at the Museum. Put your headphones on and listen as Eloïse gently cares for a copy of Treatise on Zoology, published in Paris in 1884, which is held in the Library and Archives collection. Our oldest natural history book was published in 1469 - though it was written much earlier by Pliny the Elder! You can flip through the pages of our first edition copy of Historia Naturalis online: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2016/december/museums-oldest-natural-history-book-now-accessible-online.html Search our Library and Archives here: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/library-and-archives.html #NaturalHistoryMuseum #asmr ---------------- Subscribe to our channel for the latest natural history content http://www.youtube.com/naturalhistorymuseum?sub_confirmation=1 The Natural History Museum in London is home to more than 80 million objects, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and a giant squid. Our channel brings the Museum to you, from what goes on behind the scenes to surprising science and stories from our scientists. Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/ Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm X: https://x.com/nhm_london Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum 0:00 Intro 01:21 Brushing dust 02:18 Cleaning with a chemical sponge 3:25 Cutting the sponge 3:44 Tidying the space 4:32 Making a paper wrapper 5:56 Cutting the paper 6:51 Folding the paper 11:27 Rounding the corners of the paper 12:40 Marking and cutting slots for cotton tape ties 16:30 Making cotton ties 18:54 Wrapping the paper wrapper onto the book 22:19 Tying the cotton ties

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