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Nearly 40% of the nineteenth-century cloth-case bindings analyzed with XRF for this project, to date, contained lead in the bookcloth colorant. No matter what pigments or dyes may be present, it is best practice to wash hands after handling books, especially before eating or drinking. | Nearly 40% of the nineteenth-century cloth-case bindings analyzed with XRF for this project, to date, contained lead in the bookcloth colorant. No matter what pigments or dyes may be present, it is best practice to wash hands after handling books, especially before eating or drinking. | ||
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==Arsenical Books List== | ==Arsenical Books List== | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 28 January 2020
This page will provide information about the Winterthur Library Poison Book Project, an investigation initiated in April 2019 to identify potentially toxic pigments coloring Victorian-era bookcloth.
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General Handling Recommendations for Nineteenth-Century Cloth-Case Bindings
Nearly 40% of the nineteenth-century cloth-case bindings analyzed with XRF for this project, to date, contained lead in the bookcloth colorant. No matter what pigments or dyes may be present, it is best practice to wash hands after handling books, especially before eating or drinking.
