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Paper is frequently assisting specimens of natural history collections. It can be found in herbaria as a support and mounting material, and in all natural history collections in labels, tags, and many metadata documents. Paper and paper-based products are used for storage (wrapping papers, cardboard boxes). It is also one of the favorite materials used by conservators during treatment (i.e., for the structural reinforcement, loss compensation). It can be used to fill the loss not only in paper but also other materials such as leather and [https://thebookandpapergathering.org/2017/04/20/conserving-with-japanese-tissue-beyond-books-and-paper-part-2/ fur]. Therefore it's essential for people working with natural history collections to know the fundamental properties of paper and patterns of its degradation. This section will also cover the overview of paper conservation methods. | Paper is frequently assisting specimens of natural history collections. It can be found in herbaria as a support and mounting material, and in all natural history collections in labels, tags, and many metadata documents. Paper and paper-based products are used for storage (wrapping papers, cardboard boxes). It is also one of the favorite materials used by conservators during treatment (i.e., for the structural reinforcement, loss compensation). It can be used to fill the loss not only in paper but also other materials such as leather and [https://thebookandpapergathering.org/2017/04/20/conserving-with-japanese-tissue-beyond-books-and-paper-part-2/ fur]. Therefore it's essential for people working with natural history collections to know the fundamental properties of paper and patterns of its degradation. This section will also cover the overview of paper conservation methods. | ||
| − | ==Introduction== | + | ==Introduction: Paper as an element of natural history collections== |
| + | Paper can be found in many different elements of natural history collections: | ||
| + | in herbaria: (bound) paper of the block, paper of the binding, cardboards; (other) paper of specimen sheets, straps used for mounting, | ||
| + | labels | ||
| + | interleaves | ||
| + | wrapping papers | ||
| + | boxes (cardboard) | ||
| + | archival material assisting specimens (printed and handwritten documents, photographs, etc.) | ||
| + | as an addition to the object after conservation treatment (paper infills, mostly made of Japanese papers) | ||
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| + | It is very common that one item may contain several kinds of papers, each of different properties. Such variety may influence the policy of storage and handling of the collection. | ||
==Contributors== | ==Contributors== | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 21 August 2018
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Statement of Purpose
Paper is frequently assisting specimens of natural history collections. It can be found in herbaria as a support and mounting material, and in all natural history collections in labels, tags, and many metadata documents. Paper and paper-based products are used for storage (wrapping papers, cardboard boxes). It is also one of the favorite materials used by conservators during treatment (i.e., for the structural reinforcement, loss compensation). It can be used to fill the loss not only in paper but also other materials such as leather and fur. Therefore it's essential for people working with natural history collections to know the fundamental properties of paper and patterns of its degradation. This section will also cover the overview of paper conservation methods.
Introduction: Paper as an element of natural history collections
Paper can be found in many different elements of natural history collections: in herbaria: (bound) paper of the block, paper of the binding, cardboards; (other) paper of specimen sheets, straps used for mounting, labels interleaves wrapping papers boxes (cardboard) archival material assisting specimens (printed and handwritten documents, photographs, etc.) as an addition to the object after conservation treatment (paper infills, mostly made of Japanese papers)
It is very common that one item may contain several kinds of papers, each of different properties. Such variety may influence the policy of storage and handling of the collection.
