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Anthony Wessely Bookbinder is based in Berkshire, England.

Nicholas Pickwoad has a doctorate from Oxford University in English Literature. He trained in bookbinding and book conservation with Roger Powell, and ran his own workshop from 1977 to 1989. He has been Adviser on book conservation to the National Trust of Great Britain since 1978, and was editor of the Paper Conservator.
He taught book conservation at Columbia University Library School in New York from 1989 to 1992 and was Chief Conservator in the Harvard University Library from 1992 to 1995. He is now project leader of the St Catherine’s Monastery Library Project based at the University of the Arts, London and is director of the Ligatus Research Centre, which is dedicated to the history of bookbinding. He gave the 2008 Panizzi Lectures at the British Library, was awarded the 2009 Plowden medal for Conservation and is a Fellow of the IIC and of the Society of Antiquaries. He also teaches courses in the UK, Europe and America on the history of European bookbinding in the era of the hand printing press, and has published widely on the subject. (Information taken from the Website of the Institute of English Studies: https://ies.sas.ac.uk/people/professor-nicholas-pickwoad

Since 1900, four generations of the Behar family have used their passion and skilled craftsmanship to restore antique Persian and Oriental rugs and tapestries to their original state of beauty from their workshop in London. (Information taken from the company's website: https://www.beharprofex.com/.)

Jacqueline Filliozat has been a librarian, a lecturer and a research fellow during forty years in Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient, working in Pāli philology. She dedicated herself specially to cataloguing Pāli manuscript collections in Europe and Southeast Asia as well, searching for new texts to be distributed to students and colleagues preparing romanized editions. Now retired, she is currently feeding the EFEO PALI Database available in EFEO Paris Library for consultation and compiling a Vocabulary of Pāli codicology (Abhidhānasadda pāḷipotthakañāṇa). (Information taken from academia.edu website: https://independent.academia.edu/jacquelinefilliozat.)

The ALM London was a government funded body acting as a strategic adviser for archives, libraries and museums in London.

Caroline Bendix is an accredited freelance library conservator with 40 years’ experience, working for major national conservation bodies, (many on a continuing consultancy basis), cathedrals, churches, synagogues, learned societies and institutions, museums, historic houses, private collections, universities, municipal collections, schools, the Government, Historic Royal Palaces and independent libraries. (information taken from Bendix Library Conservation website: https://bendixlibraryconservation.com/about-caroline/).

Jonathan Rhys-Lewis is a self-employed, preservation and collections care consultant with over 35 years experience both within local government and as self-employed consultant. He is a professionally qualified archive conservator and an accredited member of the Institute of Conservation. He works with organisations to offer specialist advice on the preservation management of paper-based materials in heritage collections. (Information taken from his website: https://www.jonathanrhys-lewis.co.uk/about.php.)

Deirdre Mulley was educated at UCW Aberystwyth, The University of Edinburgh, Gateshead Technical College and the Courtauld Institute followed by a studentship at the Tate Gallery. She has previously run the studio at The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood, and a conservation advisory service for South Eastern Museums Service. She is a PACR Accredited Conservator, by Icon, the professional body for conservation in the UK. Deirdre Mulley has extensive experience in assisting a diverse range of private collectors, museums, art galleries, historic homes, churches and other institutions in ensuring their collections will be conserved for future generations. (Information taken from her website: https://www.mulley.adrianbe.com/.)

The Royal Armouries Museum, home to the national collection of arms and armour, is Britain's oldest museum. One of the ancient institutions of the Tower of London, its origins can be traced back to the working armoury of the medieval kings of England. The royal armours of Henry VIII, Charles I, Charles II and James II form the heart of the collection and are among its greatest treasures.

Camberwell College of Arts is now part of the University of Arts, London. It was established as the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in 1898, and adopted its present name in 1989.