The Macao Institute of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Relics will begin its autumn foundation course on the topic of binding and restoration of ancient Chinese books.

Featuring a guest tutor from the Sun Yat-sen Library in Guangzhou, the course will cover basic book-binding techniques, how to make rubbings and how to allocate color to rubbings to intensify their impact. Conducted in Cantonese, the cost is MOP 2,500 ($310) including all materials.

Aug 3-Dec 2. School Luso-Chinesa Tecnico-Profissional, Rua 1 de Maio. 853-6652-0191