I am writing to announce the sad news that Christopher Clarkson died last night. I had seen him last Monday and although weak, he seemed stable and much as he had been for some weeks, but his condition suddenly deteroriated two days ago and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital, by which time apparently he was all but unconscious, and died there shortly after midnight last night.
Chris was the pre-eminent figure in the world of book and manuscript conservation and the history of bookbinding. His wide interests, extraordinary capacity for hard work, his thoroughness and endless curiosity, as well as his remarkable manual skills, gave him a stature in the field that it will be hard to equal. He taught and lectured in many countries across the world and will be remembered as an inspiring teacher and an unequalled source of knowledge. He will be greatly missed. Nicholas Pickwoad 31 March 2017 Professor Nicholas Pickwoad Ligatus Research Centre CCW Graduate School, University of the Arts London 16 John Islip Street London SW1P 4JU e-mail: [email protected] ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
