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Consuela (Chela) Metzger
Consuela (Chela) Metzger
Pronouns: she/her
Head of Preservation & Conservation
Preservation and Conservation
Powell Library
cmetzger@library.ucla.edu
(310) 794-1566
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Book Conservation
Bookbinding
History of the Book
Paper Conservation
Publications
Vital Matters: Stories of Belief–The Astonishing Survival of the Gladzor Gospel
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The Blank History of the Blank Book
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Articles
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How Library Special Collections loans materials for exhibit
April 8, 2025
A behind-the-scenes peek into preparing special collections materials for exhibition loans
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Syriac materials at UCLA Library: Understanding the evidence
February 11, 2025
Our head of conservation describes key features of UCLA's copy of a Syriac Old Testament, known as the Urmia Bible
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Up close and personal with the Gladzor Gospels
February 8, 2025
Our conservation department inspects pigments on a 14th century illuminated manuscript
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Bruin mascots love Preservation Week
March 18, 2025
A peek into conservation of the Bruin mascot heads in University Archives
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Human skin binding at UCLA? Say it’s not so….
March 18, 2025
Scientific testing reveals book binding's actual source
