Seals - Objectivity 103 

2 years , still appreciate the tasteful jab from you

Hey look it’s 12tone!

murk1e I'd buy that

murk1e flaggy flag

Sealing-wax not sealing wax

You should. You'll find Keith in the Library!

:D Looking forward to it!

Exactly!

Scotch tape is rather better than Sellotape: it can peal without tearing, and it doesn't yellow with age.

Prince and the Pauper, lovely old film!

Seán O'Nilbud And CNC mills!

It's been found that having gloves on makes it harder to handle delicate items. You are more likely to rip the page when you don't have the sensitivity of touch.

Then why not use thin surgical gloves? Best of both worlds, delicate touch, no direct contact with fatty human skin.

Some archives do use nitrile gloves, but they have their own drawbacks. They often cause discomfort and excessive sweating inside the glove. In situations where researchers aren't closely monitored this leads to a higher likelihood that people will take them off exposing their now moist, sweaty hands. There's also the reverse problem of rubber gloves sometimes having more grip than you expect. So, museums just have to balance the advantages with the risks and try to figure out which method is less damaging in the long run. Many have reasoned that simply properly washing and drying your hands before handling documents is probably less damaging than wearing gloves, but there's no 100% certainty.

Check out the new episode on Captain Cook's Chronometers. Kieth is wearing some clear, thin gloves.

when handlingg vellum the current guidelines are clean dry hands

PDF is quite interesting, actually. But I'm a member of a society which still rewards achievements with beautiful illuminated manuscripts. It's the Society for Creative Anachronism.

vellum

vellum noun 1.fine parchment made originally from the skin of a calf. 2.smooth writing paper imitating vellum. It is surely the first. No imitation vellum here!

Thanks Nelo and Chris.

it is vellum, thin parchment (calf skin), the thing you can find in some craft store called vellum is actually vellum paper (it mimics the surface of parchment), natural vellum can be purchased too, but it is pricey item

How can you tell? Can you see through his brown trousers? ;-p