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Caring for Cultural Material 1
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–	Photographs
–	Paintings
–	Electronic Information Media
–	Acknowledgments

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Volume one:
Caring for Cultural Material 1

Paper

Paper in collections

Ingredients and properties of paper

What are the most common types of damage?

Common causes of damage

The do’s and don’ts of handling flat paper

The do’s and don’ts of repair and labelling

Guidelines for storing and displaying flat paper

Materials suitable for the storage and display of paper

Preparing flat paper for storage

Housing flat paper

Mounting/hinging flat paper

Protective enclosures for flat paper

Storage boxes for flat paper

Displaying flat paper

Framing flat paper items

Paper items with special needs

Papyrus and Parchment

Some miscellaneous information

Summary of conditions for storage and display

Paper in Australia’s climatic zones

More About Paper

Cellulose fibres and paper quality

Acidity and alkalinity

For further reading

Self-evaluation quiz

Answers to self-evaluation quiz

FOREWORD . . A NOTE TO READERS . . INTRODUCTION

Home . . Caring for Cultural Material 1 . . Caring for Cultural Material 2
Damage and Decay . . Managing Collections . . Managing People
Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display . . Glossary . . Index

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