Direct traffic. Apparently according to a conservationist I met at Picocon, cotton gloves aren't recommended for manuscripts as they are abrasive, you just need clean hands. Also she only used pencils , not to write in the margins of the 4th century documents, but for other notes, in case her hand slipped
I Am Not A Conservationist, but I think that bare hands are also better for books with leather bindings, because the oils in your skin nourish the leather.
All of the above.
Date: 2015-02-25 07:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-02-26 05:27 pm (UTC)But we need to leave something for the ancient bookworms ;-)
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Date: 2015-02-25 07:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-02-26 05:29 pm (UTC)Cool! Traffic cop!
Is this no cotton gloves a new thing? I' m still seeing it on TV history progs. (Or is this merely to meet viewers' expectations!)
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Date: 2015-02-26 05:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-02-28 06:12 pm (UTC)