Silk gauze

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A thin, transparent silk cloth. Silk gauze has been used as a reinforcing material, but it degrades more quickly than cellulose products. Exposure to natural light and alum can increase the rate of degradation of the silk gauze.

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gasa de seda (Esp.)

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Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

Silk gauze

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