On 1 Jan 02, at 20:49, Brian Read wrote:
> But paper is paper. Recently I saw a persoanl diary written in pencil in the
> 1850s and it was just as clear as ink would have been. Perhaps even clearer.
Depends on the paper. Some modern papers deteriorate very
quickly indeed.
Lesley Gordon
Dr Lesley Gordon,
Special Collections,
The Robinson Library,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HQ
Tel 0191 222 7671 Fax 0191 222 6235
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