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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An old cleaning method that uses pieces of bread to remove [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dirt dirt] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead%20pencil lead pencil] marks from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paper paper] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=parchment 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.
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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 ==
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bread crumbs; breadcrumbs
 
bread crumbs; breadcrumbs
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
 
* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986

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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

Resources and Citations

  • 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