medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Conrad Bladey wrote:
>
> 2. While not as iportant for books and paper as for metal handle with
> gloves. However, golves for books should be as non abrasive as
> possible. Fingers are less harsh than ctton gloves in this regard. A
> plastic rubber sort of glove may be better.
I would disagree. For printed books, gloves will do more harm than good.
Clean, dry hands are far preferable.
> General rule. Don't handle the book make a copy.
This is faintly ridiculous. Books are for use (Ranganathan).
John Briggs
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