With more than 70,000 references at their disposal, researchers can consult 30,000 literary works, 35,000 articles, 500 periodical titles, 2,000 disser-tations or theses, and 5,000 documentary files produced by the workshops thus making the Inp library a reference in Europe in the field of heritage conservation.
Located in Aubervilliers, it welcomes students, professionals and researchers. Its collections reflect the teaching provided: theoretical (art history, history and ethics of conservation), technical, scien-tific (properties of materials, methodology, tools and products of conservation), practical (preventive and curative conservation, aesthetic measures).
The library also holds the documentation produced on works entrusted to the department for study or restoration: restoration and work-school reports, photographic documentation, final dissertations by student restorers.
The library holds the archives of Gilberte Emile-Mâle, a leading figure in heritage restoration in France.
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