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Preserving the Written Cultural Heritage of Nepal

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Collection condition assessment at Kaiser Library, 10-12 October 2018

12 October 2018, by Webmaster

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Michaelle Biddle, former head of the preservation service and collections conservator in the Wesleyan University Library, and James Canary, conservator in the Lilly Library at Indiana University carried out an assessment of the manuscripts, artefacts and book collection in the Kaiser Library (pictures).

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Examining Manuscripts

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