Barbara studied bookbinding at the Bookbinding College in Stuttgart and did her training to become a Master Bookbinder at the Alois Senefelder School in Munich. She has wide experience in the field of bookbinding and book repair/conservation. This experience has been consolidated by doing internships at the Conservation Departments of the British Library and the Victoria & Albert Museum. She has won numerous awards for fine binding and commercial work. Her clients include many well known institutions as well as many private book collectors, antiquarian book dealers, photographers, graphic designers, artists and art galleries.

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