Zhang Ping was engrossed in fixing a crack in a 10th-century Buddhist manuscript recently, using special paper, paste and, most of all, his patience. Looking up from his work, the usually-calm ...

With a pair of tweezers and a brush in hand, Yao Jiadi, a 35-year-old specialist in restoring ancient books, delicately navigated through damaged pages to mend the fragmented gaps. On her table, pens, ...

KANSAS CITY, MO — Students from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, Missouri, are working on a project that is one for the books. “It all goes back to humans helping humans, especially ...

BOYDS, MARYLAND — At the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds, Maryland, a small group of inmates repairs damaged library books. Sitting at a long table covered with glue, scissors and ...

A CHOICE OF KIPLING’S VERSE MADE BY T. S. ELIOT, WITH AN ESSAY ON RUDYARD KIPLING—Scribner ($2.50). Ever since he started to publish rhymes (circa 1885), Rudyard Kipling has been one of the world’s ...

In the quiet corners of the Fudan University Library, where the scent of aged paper fills the air, Yu Rong, a veteran expert in ancient book restoration, sits in front of her screen, typing on her ...