Personal and professional reflections: A conversation with Christopher Clarkson

Abstract

Summary As a founding member of the Institute of Paper Conservation and major contributor to the study of books and conservation, this celebratory issue offered an opportunity to talk with Chris Clarkson, to document his development as a conservator of books and manuscripts, to record his reflections of how the profession has developed in the last 25 years, and to consider his ideas on a variety of issues like the training of conservators, and his thoughts on the future of the profession.