Acrylic Book Shelter - Medium (Octavo)

'Book Shelter is the ultimate tool for curators and custodians: allowing voice for their collections to release the stories of the past, catalysing emotion, provoking thought, sharing humanity, drawing yesterday and today together.

Designed to increase the opportunity for quick and easy display of books, Book Shelter makes simple:

• Protected, open display of books and other artefacts
• The display of books and artefacts where no display case is available or appropriate (such as historic room settings)
• Protection of your artefact from casual handling, page turning, accidental damage, dust, dirt and dribble
• Location-based displays for more impactful, multi-layered storytelling, where ever you want it
• Quick and easy temporary displays for anniversary celebration stories, open days, events and book fairs
• The singling out of particular volumes for particular communities
• Spotlight displays of note-worthy objects
• The protected display of rare or vulnerable volumes that would otherwise not be considered for open display but have amazing stories to tell
• Beautiful display and protection of treasure volumes during high profile events and VIP visits

Designed for, and in use at, National Trust properties, Book Shelter has the following features:

• Designed to work with historic books sizes in portrait format
• Designed to work with all types of book support and cradle systems
• Simple set up – just put it where you want it
• Provides maximum visibility of your artefact
• The large radius curve squashes distracting reflections that flat acrylic covers suffer from
• Beautiful design makes displays look engaging and considered
• Suitable for flat or angled display of books, up to 30 degrees, ensuring best practice book display

Construction:

• Cast Perspex Acrylic
• Handmade by British craftspeople

Because each Book Shelter is handmade, slight variations in the stated dimensions and the occasional slight imperfection in the surface quality may occur'