Book restorer

Code 7323.3

Book restorers work to correct and treat books based on an evaluation of their aesthetic, historic and scientific characteristics. They determine the stability of the book and address the problems of chemical and physical deterioration of it.

Essential skills

Skills and competences

  • apply restoration techniques
  • museum databases
  • coordinate operational activities
  • create solutions to problems
  • assess conservation needs
  • evaluate restoration procedures
  • ensure safety of exhibition
  • restore art using scientific methods
  • use ICT resources to solve work related tasks

Transversal competences

  • provide conservation advice
  • evaluate art quality
  • select restoration activities

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences