Difference between revisions of "Archival board"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An acid-free [ | + | An acid-free [[bristol%20board|bristol board]] with good aging properties. Archival boards are generally composed of at least 94% [[alpha%20cellulose|alpha cellulose]] and are buffered with 3% [[calcium%20carbonate|calcium carbonate]]. In 1980, the Library of Congress stipulated that archival paperboard products be sulfur-free, lignin-free, alkaline pulped and contain an alkaline reserve of 3-5%. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 7 January 2014
Description
An acid-free Bristol board with good aging properties. Archival boards are generally composed of at least 94% Alpha cellulose and are buffered with 3% Calcium carbonate. In 1980, the Library of Congress stipulated that archival paperboard products be sulfur-free, lignin-free, alkaline pulped and contain an alkaline reserve of 3-5%.
Synonyms and Related Terms
museum board; museum quality board; rag board; conservation board; chemical wood pulp board
Authority
- Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
- A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000