medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
OK - so this is more of an archival question, but I figure either someone will know or tell me where to go . . . or both ;-))
I have a number of older, leather bound books ranging from the early 20th Century back to 1685. The leather binding on several has dried out considerably and
some are quite fragile. Not infrequently, I have recourse to some of these books for various reasons. What is the best treatment for the leather covers? I've
heard of people rubbing them down periodically with neatsfoot oil, but those people were interior decorators and not concerned with books other than as display
items. I'd like to do what's best for the book both short and long term (usability for my purposes, preservation for the future).
Thanks for any suggestions and insights (and yes, I know I should use the little cotton gloves when handling them :-)).
George the Less
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