Dry Mounting

Evening all,

I recently bought a dry mount press for flattening prints and have been
doing some thinking about dry mounting. The big issue with conservators
seems to be its irreversibility in the event of the mat being damaged, I
think, but Steve Anchell makes the point that if the presentation of a work
be regarded as part of the work itself then we should be taking just as much
care of the mat as the print (see
http://www.steveanchell.com/articles/articles-output-preservation-and-presen
tation.php).

Anchell also talks about new, archival dry mount tissues, and gives a link
to a Michael Smith article,
http://www.superiorarchivalmats.com/sam/Article.html, which illustrates the
supposed benefits of acid-free mounting tissues. I'm not too bothered about
the views of conservators who, in my experience, are opposed to almost
EVERYTHING, but have read that shellac does yellow and cause stains with
age. My question, therefore, is does modern dry mount tissue still use
shellac adhesive? If so, would buffering prevent its decay, or just delay
it?

Also, what are everyone's view's on dry mounting?

Thanks,

Liam
Received on 06/02/06-04:44:21 PM Z