Dr Paul Garside
- Lecturer in Conservation Science (History of Art)
Publications
2025
Baldwin, Amy, Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Monjeau, Nicole
(2025)
Addressing the presence of arsenical bindings in the British Library’s collections.
Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals,
(doi: 10.1177/15501906241307666)
2024
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Rātima-Nolan, Scott and Rogerson, Cordelia
(2024)
Gloves in the twenty-first century: beyond the pandemic.
In: Krmpotich, Cara and Stevenson, Alice (eds.)
Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice.
UCL Press, pp. 183-205.
ISBN 9781800087040
(doi: 10.14324/111.9781800087040)
Chamberlin, Rosie and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2024)
The analysis and stitch support treatment of a suspected tin-weighted silk child's dress.
In: Lennard, Frances, Ewer, Patricia and Mina, Laura (eds.)
Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice [2nd ed.].
Series: Routledge series in conservation and museology.
Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 442-450.
ISBN 9781032415819
(doi: 10.4324/9781003358787-52)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Bradford, Karen
(2024)
Revising and developing the environmental policy at the British Library.
Journal of the Institute of Conservation, 47(1),
pp. 22-35.
(doi: 10.1080/19455224.2023.2301347)
2023
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen, Hamlyn, Sarah and Rogerson, Cordelia
(2023)
Developing a Collection-Wide, Object-Focused Risk Assessment: From COVID-19 Response to Comprehensive Management Tool.
In: ICOM-CC 2023: 20th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference, Valencia, Spain, 18–22 September 2023,
ISBN 9782491997793
Billingham, Norman, Knight, Barry, Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Mills, David
(2023)
Polymers and their degradation.
In: Bainbridge, Abigail (ed.)
Conservation of Books.
Routledge, pp. 385-416.
ISBN 9780367754907
2022
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Dekeyser, Camille
(2022)
Investigating the Properties of Folded
Parchment – A Preliminary Study =
Untersuchung der Eigenschaften von
gefaltetem Pergament – eine Vorstudie.
Restaurator: International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, 43(1-2),
pp. 111-125.
(doi: 10.1515/res-2022-0009)
2021
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Richardson, Emma (Eds.)
(2021)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials [2nd Edition].
Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge.
ISBN 9781788010931
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2021)
Textiles.
In: Garside, Paul and Richardson, Emma (eds.)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials [2nd Edition].
Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge.
ISBN 9781788010931
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Richardson, Emma
(2021)
Analytical techniques in conservation science.
In: Garside, Paul and Richardson, Emma (eds.)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials [2nd Edition].
Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge.
ISBN 9781788010931
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen and Hamlyn, Sarah
(2021)
The Use of ‘Combined Reporting’ to Support Preventive Conservation at the British Library.
In: Transcending Boundaries: Integrated Approaches to Conservation. ICOM-CC 19th Triennial Conference, Beijing, China, 17-21 May 2021,
ISBN 9782491997144
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen and Thomas, Lesley
(2021)
Using Physical Data to Reassess Transport and Handling Policies at the British Library.
In: Transcending Boundaries: Integrated Approaches to Conservation. ICOM-CC 19th Triennial Conference, Beijing, China, 17-21 May 2021,
ISBN 9782491997144
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen, Hamlyn, Sarah, Watts, Emily and Rogerson, Cordelia
(2021)
Managing Risks to the British Library’s Physical Collection during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
ICON Care of Collections Group AGM, 25 Mar 2021.
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Hamlyn, Sarah, Rogerson, Cordelia, Watts, Emily, Browne, Mark and Derenzy, Colm
(2021)
The response of the British Library’s conservation department to the covid-19 situation.
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 19(1),
6.
(doi: 10.5334/jcms.205)
McNaught-Renyolds, Alexa and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2021)
Developing a light policy at the British Library.
Beitrage zur Enthaltung von Kunst-und Kulturgut, 1(2021),
pp. 68-73.
2020
Roberts, Emily A., Seyfullah, Leyla J., Loveridge, Robert F., Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Martill, David M.
(2020)
Cretaceous gnetalean yields first preserved plant gum.
Scientific Reports, 10,
3401.
(doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60211-2)
(PMID:32099018)
(PMCID:PMC7042272)
2018
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen and Hamlyn, Sarah
(2018)
The use of risk management to support preventive conservation.
Studies in Conservation, 63(sup1),
pp. 94-100.
(doi: 10.1080/00393630.2018.1479935)
2017
Miller, Zoe, Whitby, Gayle and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2017)
Investigating the ability of phytate gel systems to treat iron gall ink at the British Library.
In: Angelova, Lora, Ormsby, Bronwyn, Townsend, Joyce H. and Wolbers, Richard (eds.)
Gels in the Conservation of Art.
Archetype Publications Ltd, pp. 77-81.
ISBN 9781909492509
Rogerson, Cordelia and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2017)
Increasing the profile and influence of conservation—an unexpected benefit of risk assessments.
Journal of the Institute of Conservation, 40(1),
pp. 34-48.
(doi: 10.1080/19455224.2016.1214848)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2017)
Simple Analyses to Investigate the Properties of Storage Systems for Documents.
In: ICOM‐CC 18th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8th Sept 2017,
2016
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Rogerson, Cordelia, Moorhead, Gavin, Matsuoka, Kumiko and Duffy, Christina
(2016)
Reframing Magna Carta – comprehensive planning and pragmatic outcomes.
Restaurator: International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, 37(3-4),
pp. 329-347.
(doi: 10.1515/res-2016-0014)
2015
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Duffy, Chrstina
(2015)
Appendix 1.2: Analysis of pigments: Text.
In: Breay, Claire and Meehan, Bernard (eds.)
The St Cuthbert Gospel: Studies on the Insular Manuscript of the Gospel of John (BL, Additional MS 89000).
The British Library: London, pp. 151-158.
ISBN 9780712357654
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Marzo, Paul
(2015)
Appendix 2: Microscopy, radiography, and CT scan.
In: Breay, Claire and Meehan, Bernard (eds.)
The St Cuthbert Gospel: Studies on the Insular Manuscript of the Gospel of John (BL, Additional MS 89000).
The British Library: London, pp. 159-162.
ISBN 9780712357654
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Walker, Olivia
(2015)
The formation of microenvironments in polyester enclosures.
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 13(1),
4.
(doi: 10.5334/jcms.1021223)
2012
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2012)
The durability of historic textiles.
In: Annis, P.A. (ed.)
Understanding and Improving the Durability of Textiles.
Series: Woodhead publishing in Textiles (132).
Woodhead Publishing: Cambridge, pp. 184-204.
ISBN 9780857090874
2010
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2010)
Textiles.
In: Mitchell, R. and McNamara, C.J. (eds.)
Cultural Heritage Microbiology - Fundamental Studies in Conservation Science.
ASM Press: Washington, pp. 97-110.
ISBN 9781555814762
2009
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2009)
The role of fibre identification in textile conservation.
In: Houck, Max M. (ed.)
Identification of Textile Fibers.
Woodhead Publishing Ltd: Cambridge, pp. 335-365.
ISBN 9781845692667
2007
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Wyeth, Paul
(2007)
Use of polarized spectroscopy as a tool for examining the microstructure of cellulosic textile fibers.
Applied Spectroscopy, 61(5),
pp. 523-529.
(doi: 10.1366/000370207780807821)
(PMID:17555622)
2006
Rogerson, Cordelia and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 (Eds.)
(2006)
The Future of the 20th Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials.
Archetype Publications: London.
ISBN 1904982174
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Wyeth, Paul
(2006)
Textiles.
In: May, Eric and Jones, Mark (eds.)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials.
RSC Publications, pp. 56-91.
ISBN 9780854046591
2005
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Lahlil, Sophia and Wyeth, Paul
(2005)
Characterization of historic silk by polarized attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for informed conservation.
Applied Spectroscopy, 59(10),
pp. 1242-1247.
(doi: 10.1366/000370205774430855)
(PMID:16274537)
Rogerson, Cordelia and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2005)
Instrumental analysis of metal threads as an aid for interpretation and preservation of a 15th century tapestry altar frontal and super frontal.
In: Lennard, Frances and Hayward, Maria (eds.)
Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice.
Butterworth Heinemann: Oxford, pp. 48-56.
ISBN 9780750661843
Articles
Baldwin, Amy, Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Monjeau, Nicole
(2025)
Addressing the presence of arsenical bindings in the British Library’s collections.
Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals,
(doi: 10.1177/15501906241307666)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Bradford, Karen
(2024)
Revising and developing the environmental policy at the British Library.
Journal of the Institute of Conservation, 47(1),
pp. 22-35.
(doi: 10.1080/19455224.2023.2301347)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Dekeyser, Camille
(2022)
Investigating the Properties of Folded
Parchment – A Preliminary Study =
Untersuchung der Eigenschaften von
gefaltetem Pergament – eine Vorstudie.
Restaurator: International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, 43(1-2),
pp. 111-125.
(doi: 10.1515/res-2022-0009)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Hamlyn, Sarah, Rogerson, Cordelia, Watts, Emily, Browne, Mark and Derenzy, Colm
(2021)
The response of the British Library’s conservation department to the covid-19 situation.
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 19(1),
6.
(doi: 10.5334/jcms.205)
McNaught-Renyolds, Alexa and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2021)
Developing a light policy at the British Library.
Beitrage zur Enthaltung von Kunst-und Kulturgut, 1(2021),
pp. 68-73.
Roberts, Emily A., Seyfullah, Leyla J., Loveridge, Robert F., Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Martill, David M.
(2020)
Cretaceous gnetalean yields first preserved plant gum.
Scientific Reports, 10,
3401.
(doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60211-2)
(PMID:32099018)
(PMCID:PMC7042272)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen and Hamlyn, Sarah
(2018)
The use of risk management to support preventive conservation.
Studies in Conservation, 63(sup1),
pp. 94-100.
(doi: 10.1080/00393630.2018.1479935)
Rogerson, Cordelia and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2017)
Increasing the profile and influence of conservation—an unexpected benefit of risk assessments.
Journal of the Institute of Conservation, 40(1),
pp. 34-48.
(doi: 10.1080/19455224.2016.1214848)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Rogerson, Cordelia, Moorhead, Gavin, Matsuoka, Kumiko and Duffy, Christina
(2016)
Reframing Magna Carta – comprehensive planning and pragmatic outcomes.
Restaurator: International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, 37(3-4),
pp. 329-347.
(doi: 10.1515/res-2016-0014)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Walker, Olivia
(2015)
The formation of microenvironments in polyester enclosures.
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 13(1),
4.
(doi: 10.5334/jcms.1021223)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Wyeth, Paul
(2007)
Use of polarized spectroscopy as a tool for examining the microstructure of cellulosic textile fibers.
Applied Spectroscopy, 61(5),
pp. 523-529.
(doi: 10.1366/000370207780807821)
(PMID:17555622)
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Lahlil, Sophia and Wyeth, Paul
(2005)
Characterization of historic silk by polarized attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for informed conservation.
Applied Spectroscopy, 59(10),
pp. 1242-1247.
(doi: 10.1366/000370205774430855)
(PMID:16274537)
Book Sections
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Rātima-Nolan, Scott and Rogerson, Cordelia
(2024)
Gloves in the twenty-first century: beyond the pandemic.
In: Krmpotich, Cara and Stevenson, Alice (eds.)
Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice.
UCL Press, pp. 183-205.
ISBN 9781800087040
(doi: 10.14324/111.9781800087040)
Chamberlin, Rosie and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2024)
The analysis and stitch support treatment of a suspected tin-weighted silk child's dress.
In: Lennard, Frances, Ewer, Patricia and Mina, Laura (eds.)
Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice [2nd ed.].
Series: Routledge series in conservation and museology.
Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 442-450.
ISBN 9781032415819
(doi: 10.4324/9781003358787-52)
Billingham, Norman, Knight, Barry, Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Mills, David
(2023)
Polymers and their degradation.
In: Bainbridge, Abigail (ed.)
Conservation of Books.
Routledge, pp. 385-416.
ISBN 9780367754907
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2021)
Textiles.
In: Garside, Paul and Richardson, Emma (eds.)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials [2nd Edition].
Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge.
ISBN 9781788010931
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Richardson, Emma
(2021)
Analytical techniques in conservation science.
In: Garside, Paul and Richardson, Emma (eds.)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials [2nd Edition].
Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge.
ISBN 9781788010931
Miller, Zoe, Whitby, Gayle and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2017)
Investigating the ability of phytate gel systems to treat iron gall ink at the British Library.
In: Angelova, Lora, Ormsby, Bronwyn, Townsend, Joyce H. and Wolbers, Richard (eds.)
Gels in the Conservation of Art.
Archetype Publications Ltd, pp. 77-81.
ISBN 9781909492509
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Duffy, Chrstina
(2015)
Appendix 1.2: Analysis of pigments: Text.
In: Breay, Claire and Meehan, Bernard (eds.)
The St Cuthbert Gospel: Studies on the Insular Manuscript of the Gospel of John (BL, Additional MS 89000).
The British Library: London, pp. 151-158.
ISBN 9780712357654
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Marzo, Paul
(2015)
Appendix 2: Microscopy, radiography, and CT scan.
In: Breay, Claire and Meehan, Bernard (eds.)
The St Cuthbert Gospel: Studies on the Insular Manuscript of the Gospel of John (BL, Additional MS 89000).
The British Library: London, pp. 159-162.
ISBN 9780712357654
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2012)
The durability of historic textiles.
In: Annis, P.A. (ed.)
Understanding and Improving the Durability of Textiles.
Series: Woodhead publishing in Textiles (132).
Woodhead Publishing: Cambridge, pp. 184-204.
ISBN 9780857090874
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2010)
Textiles.
In: Mitchell, R. and McNamara, C.J. (eds.)
Cultural Heritage Microbiology - Fundamental Studies in Conservation Science.
ASM Press: Washington, pp. 97-110.
ISBN 9781555814762
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2009)
The role of fibre identification in textile conservation.
In: Houck, Max M. (ed.)
Identification of Textile Fibers.
Woodhead Publishing Ltd: Cambridge, pp. 335-365.
ISBN 9781845692667
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Wyeth, Paul
(2006)
Textiles.
In: May, Eric and Jones, Mark (eds.)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials.
RSC Publications, pp. 56-91.
ISBN 9780854046591
Rogerson, Cordelia and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2005)
Instrumental analysis of metal threads as an aid for interpretation and preservation of a 15th century tapestry altar frontal and super frontal.
In: Lennard, Frances and Hayward, Maria (eds.)
Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice.
Butterworth Heinemann: Oxford, pp. 48-56.
ISBN 9780750661843
Edited Books
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 and Richardson, Emma (Eds.)
(2021)
Conservation Science: Heritage Materials [2nd Edition].
Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge.
ISBN 9781788010931
Rogerson, Cordelia and Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816 (Eds.)
(2006)
The Future of the 20th Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials.
Archetype Publications: London.
ISBN 1904982174
Conference or Workshop Item
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen, Hamlyn, Sarah, Watts, Emily and Rogerson, Cordelia
(2021)
Managing Risks to the British Library’s Physical Collection during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
ICON Care of Collections Group AGM, 25 Mar 2021.
Conference Proceedings
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen, Hamlyn, Sarah and Rogerson, Cordelia
(2023)
Developing a Collection-Wide, Object-Focused Risk Assessment: From COVID-19 Response to Comprehensive Management Tool.
In: ICOM-CC 2023: 20th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference, Valencia, Spain, 18–22 September 2023,
ISBN 9782491997793
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen and Hamlyn, Sarah
(2021)
The Use of ‘Combined Reporting’ to Support Preventive Conservation at the British Library.
In: Transcending Boundaries: Integrated Approaches to Conservation. ICOM-CC 19th Triennial Conference, Beijing, China, 17-21 May 2021,
ISBN 9782491997144
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816, Bradford, Karen and Thomas, Lesley
(2021)
Using Physical Data to Reassess Transport and Handling Policies at the British Library.
In: Transcending Boundaries: Integrated Approaches to Conservation. ICOM-CC 19th Triennial Conference, Beijing, China, 17-21 May 2021,
ISBN 9782491997144
Garside, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-8816
(2017)
Simple Analyses to Investigate the Properties of Storage Systems for Documents.
In: ICOM‐CC 18th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8th Sept 2017,
Supervision
- Loudon, Nysa Noelle
The Ecology, Materials, and Aesthetics of Unusual Fibres