Antique books, drawings and maps restoration course in Florence
Our workshop offers 2 or more weeks restoration courses. You can book a 48, 72 or 96 hour course and distribute your hours along the number of weeks of your choice. The programme includes a brief history of paper, techniques of restoration and conservation, presentation of a project file, individual compilation of a project file, practise doing a restoration project (cleaning, cuts, tears, patches, and techniques of sewing), methods of conservation and creating of a cover for books, presentation and creation of samples. Courses are one to one and held in Italian; since lessons are individual, the programme can be adapted to your own needs; you can also apply for an interpretation service.
This course is individual and is taught in Italian. Since lessons are individual, the programme can be adapted to your own needs; you can also apply for an interpretation service. These courses are very practical and hands-on and are conducted by local artisans, masters concerned with maintaining Italian artisan traditions alive.
We provide our customers with different accommodation options (private rooms, shared/individual flats, hotels) near the school.
Our artisan workshop “bottega” in Florence is characterized by is the care and attention with which staff members treat each and every course participant, coping with their needs and trying to satisfy their expectations. The atmosphere is cheerful and informal. The workshop is located in the historic centre of Florence.
| Starting dates 2017 | |||||
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| January | 9, 23 | May | 2, 15, 29 | September | 4, 18 |
| February | 6, 20 | June | 12, 26 | October | 2, 16, 30 |
| March | 6, 20 | July | 10, 24 | November | 13, 27 |
| April | 3, 18 | August | 7, 21 | December | 11 |
| The school will be closed on the following national holidays: Epiphany (06/01), Easter Monday, Italy Liberation Day (25/04), Workers' Day (01/05), Republic Day (02/06), Ferragosto (15/08), All Saints (01/11), Immaculate Conception (8/12), Christmas holidays and New Year. | |||||
General course conditions
What do our fees include?
Our price includes course, booking managing and certificate of attendance. Course materials are not included. Where applicable, accommodation is booked from Sunday to Sunday (costs of utilities, bed linen and towels included). Double rooms are subject to availability.
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How do I apply?
Once you have chosen your course in Italy, please add it to your cart and go to the enrollment form. We will process your application as soon as we get your deposit (150€). Once your request has been approved, we will send you your booking confirmation and balance.
Course fees
48 lessons
course only- Accommodation (single room in shared flat) from 120€ per week
72 lessons
course only- Accommodation (single room in shared flat) from 120€ per week
96 lessons
course only- Accommodation (single room in shared flat) from 120€ per week
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Additional information
| Location type: | Florence city centre. |
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| Course materials: | Not included in course fees. The cost of these materials will depend on the type of course and project chosen by the student. |
| Length of lessons: | 60 minutes. |
Both courses were really good but I especially loved the restoration course with the one on one teaching/learning with an expert restorer. We used the two weeks to restore a book from 1888 and Simonetta, the teacher, was very generous in her guidance, the documentation she provided, and in showing me and letting me try different techniques along side her as we restored the book. I enjoyed the Italian language course also but found the semi intensive may have been better if I had done it as an intensive course but there really wasn’t the time. I have no regrets though as I enjoyed Cristina the teacher and the class but didnt find my Italian improved that much. Probably too much of an overload and not a huge amount of time for study after the lesson because the restoration course was very intensive.
The accommodation was just a few minutes away from the language school. The Santo Spirito area is charming and a great base for Florence. A bit noisy though with roadworks going on from early morning and quite a bit of noise at night but ear plugs did the trick (at night) but this is how the reality is it is in this area. I had some very interesting conversations with my hosts Giusi and Stefano and gained some insight into what it is like for the locals to live in Florence and within the broader context of Italian politics and culture, as musicians and writers. You could never grasp this from an experience in a hotel.
I am already thinking that Id like to do some further restoration either on frescoes or more on paper. But Im not even home yet!
KERRY, AUSTRALIA