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== Description == | == Description == | ||
An old cleaning method that uses pieces of bread to remove [ | An old cleaning method that uses pieces of bread to remove [[dirt]] and [[lead pencil]] marks from [[paper]] and [[parchment]]. Dry or moist bread crumbs act as a soft abrasive and sorbent material. Larger pieces of fresh bread rolled into a ball have also been used. Neither method is recommended because of the potential for leaving residual flour or grease on the pages. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 9 January 2014
Description
An old cleaning method that uses pieces of bread to remove dirt and lead pencil marks from paper and parchment. Dry or moist bread crumbs act as a soft abrasive and sorbent material. Larger pieces of fresh bread rolled into a ball have also been used. Neither method is recommended because of the potential for leaving residual flour or grease on the pages.
Synonyms and Related Terms
bread crumbs; breadcrumbs
Authority
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982