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Colouring manuscripts

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Photograph of a woman holding a book with colour illustrations as three people look on.
Non-invasive pigment analysis for "The Pharmacy of Colour" project. 2018, Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Come along to hear from an expert Conservator on how colour brought medieval manuscripts to life. You will see close ups of rare documents behind the scenes in our Conservation Studio.

Dates

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Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Conservation Studio. To get there, go to the Information Point and you’ll be escorted up and through the staff doors to this behind-the-scenes space.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

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About your conservator

Black and white photograph of Stefania Signorello.

Stefania Signorello

Stefania Signorello ACR is a Conservator at Wellcome Collection. She is co-founder of The Book & Paper Gathering