Pilgrim's Progress: The conservation of a medieval manuscript

The Library’s conservation section undertook major conservation treatment of the 15th-century English manuscript Pilgrimage of the life of man, and Pilgrimage of the soul for the exhibition The Medieval Imagination.

The various phases of this important conservation work have been documented in a brief multimedia video presentation, which is available to view below.

Watch the video

 View the Pilgrim's Progress video [3:20min, 9.8MB Flash file] >

A broadband connection will enable optimum viewing of the video.

The Library's Storage, Preservation and Conservation Unit prepares all collection material for exhibitions and public viewings throughout Victoria and ensures that the Library's collection care and storage strategy adheres to industry best practice. In addition, the Library's conservation experts provide advice to the Australian public on caring for their collections.