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Books
The best materials for storage and display of books
Books can be affected by other materials in their immediate environment. The following list of good and bad materials—from a preservation viewpoint—can help you select your storage and display furniture, or the materials to use when making them yourself.
| Good |
Bad |
| acrylic paints and varnishes |
uncured paint |
| cotton |
wool |
| linen |
felt |
| inorganic pigments |
PVA glue |
| polystyrene |
PVC |
| polyester film |
cellulose nitrate |
| ceramic |
polyurethanes |
| glass |
protein based glues, for example, animal glue |
| enamelled metal |
chipboard, unsealed woods—especially hardwoods—Customwood |
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