Treatments can include:
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Surface cleaning
- We surface clean our collections to remove accumulated dirt that can be harmful to collection items
- Tear repair and infill of losses
- Tears and losses are repaired using Japanese papers and reversible adhesives such as wheat starch paste and gelatine, to prevent further damage occurring
- Humidification and flattening
- Documents with severe creasing and warping are humidified in a chamber and pressed to increase the legibility and accessibility of the items
- Washing
- Paper items are washed to reduce discolouration and improve the flexibility of the sheet
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