From: Greg Schmitz (gws1@columbia.edu)
Date: 03/09/03-05:02:39 PM Z
Agustin - Perhaps you could report back when you're done: success or
failure. Assuming that you are successful in bleaching the paper I'd
be interested in hearing what your procedure was and how you found the
paper responded to printing when you used it.
Best of luck -greg
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Agustin wrote:
> Thanks Greg and Judy for the recomendations.
> IŽll try soaking it, and exposing it to the sun next week.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Agustin Barrutia.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Schmitz" <gws1@columbia.edu>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 1:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Old Fabriano.
>
>
> > On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, Judy Seigel wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Actually, I don't *know* that it can, but I know that old wives used to
> > > put their linens out in the sun to bleach, and paper is rag... so, it
> > > seems like a good bet.
> > >
> >
> > Yes, you can bleach paper using sunlight. Lots of research has been
> > done on paper bleaching for applications in book and paper
> > conservation; including light bleaching. If you do an Internet search
> > using the following terms you should find a fair amount of information
> > on bleaching paper: conservation, treatment, bleaching, paper.
> >
> > See for example:
> >
> > Kruth, Leslie M. "Paper Conservation Update: Bleaching and Fumigation."
> > Abbey Newsletter, v13:05 (1989 Sept.)
> >
> > which is available online here:
> > http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an13/an13-5/an13-516.html
> >
> > -greg schmitz
> >
>
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