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Mtedonwm: /* Emerald Green Color Swatch Bookmark */

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‎Emerald Green Color Swatch Bookmark

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Mtedonwm: /* Arsenical Books Database */

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Aharbawiki at 19:09, 25 September 2023

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Mtedonwm: /* Project Team & Contributors */

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‎Project Team & Contributors

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 As of June 2023, we have distributed 4,000 bookmarks to 49 of the United States and 25 countries around the world. These bookmarks are intended to raise awareness and to assist with visual identification of bookcloth and bookbinding papers which ''may'' be pigmented with copper acetoarsenite (emerald green). Bookmark recipients are encouraged to follow up a tentative identification of emerald green pigment with instrumental analysis, when possible, to confirm or refute the presence of arsenic. To receive a color swatch bookmark, please fill out the [https://forms.gle/HNXJ2o9QgMjuLraBA Bookmark Request Form].
-:''We will not share your contact information outside of Winterthur/University of Delaware.''
+''We will not share your contact information outside of Winterthur/University of Delaware.''
 ==Safe Handling & Storage Tips for Arsenical Books==

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 ==Emerald Green Color Swatch Bookmark==
-As of June 2023, we have distributed 4,000 bookmarks to 49 of the United States and 25 countries around the world. These bookmarks are intended to raise awareness and to assist with visual identification of bookcloth and bookbinding papers which ''may'' be pigmented with copper acetoarsenite (emerald green). Bookmark recipients are encouraged to follow up a tentative identification of emerald green pigment with instrumental analysis, when possible, to confirm or refute the presence of arsenic. To receive a color swatch bookmark, please email [mailto:reference@winterthur.org?Subject=URL%20Encoded%20Subject&body=Body%20Text reference@winterthur.org] and write “Emerald Green Bookmark” in the subject line. Please include the following information in your email:
+As of June 2023, we have distributed 4,000 bookmarks to 49 of the United States and 25 countries around the world. These bookmarks are intended to raise awareness and to assist with visual identification of bookcloth and bookbinding papers which ''may'' be pigmented with copper acetoarsenite (emerald green). Bookmark recipients are encouraged to follow up a tentative identification of emerald green pigment with instrumental analysis, when possible, to confirm or refute the presence of arsenic. To receive a color swatch bookmark, please fill out the [https://forms.gle/HNXJ2o9QgMjuLraBA Bookmark Request Form].
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+:''We will not share your contact information outside of Winterthur/University of Delaware.''
 ==Safe Handling & Storage Tips for Arsenical Books==

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	In an effort to explore additional techniques for the reliable identification of emerald green, small, destructive samples of seven green bookcloths were analyzed by polarized light microscopy. Examination in plane- and cross-polarized light conclusively and correctly identified emerald green as the colorant in three of the samples, and found a mixture of Prussian blue and chrome yellow in the other four. Tips and recommendations for sampling, sample preparation, and analysis by PLM were compiled into a document available upon request from mtedone[at]winterthur[dot]org or rgrayburn[at]winterthur[dot]org.		In an effort to explore additional techniques for the reliable identification of emerald green, small, destructive samples of seven green bookcloths were analyzed by polarized light microscopy. Examination in plane- and cross-polarized light conclusively and correctly identified emerald green as the colorant in three of the samples, and found a mixture of Prussian blue and chrome yellow in the other four. Tips and recommendations for sampling, sample preparation, and analysis by PLM were compiled into a document available upon request from mtedone[at]winterthur[dot]org or rgrayburn[at]winterthur[dot]org.
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		+	''vis-NIR''
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		+	A forthcoming publication by researchers at the University of St Andrews describes the use of vis-NIR to detect emerald green (copper acetoarsenite) in 19th-century bookbindings. While the Poison Book Project team has not personally confirmed this method of identification, the use of vis-NIR offers a promising alternative to the established methods listed above. Arsenical books identified with vis-NIR – some of which were further confirmed with Raman spectroscopy – by the University of St Andrews research team have been included in the Arsenical Books Database. (M. P. Gil, E. Henderson, J. Burdge, E. Kotze and W. McCarthy, Detecting Emerald Green in 19thC book bindings using vis-NIR spectroscopy, ''Analytical Methods'', 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3AY01329D).

	''Microchemical Test Kits''		''Microchemical Test Kits''

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	Tedone, Melissa. [https://providenceathenaeum.org/media-archives/the-poison-book-project/ "The Poison Book Project: Heavy Metals in 19th-century Euro-American Bookbinding."] Ex Libris Lecture Series. Providence Athenaeum. Providence, RI. March 24, 2023.		Tedone, Melissa. [https://providenceathenaeum.org/media-archives/the-poison-book-project/ "The Poison Book Project: Heavy Metals in 19th-century Euro-American Bookbinding."] Ex Libris Lecture Series. Providence Athenaeum. Providence, RI. March 24, 2023.
		+	* This lecture was recorded live at the Providence Athenaeum for a general audience.

	Tedone, Melissa. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnOdxR4Gxew "Heavy Metals and 19th-Century Euro-American Bookcloth Manufacture."] Fred Bearman Memorial Lecture. ICON. London, UK. August 25, 2022.		Tedone, Melissa. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnOdxR4Gxew "Heavy Metals and 19th-Century Euro-American Bookcloth Manufacture."] Fred Bearman Memorial Lecture. ICON. London, UK. August 25, 2022.

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 <B>''Presentations </B>(click links to access recordings)''
 Tedone, Melissa. [https://providenceathenaeum.org/media-archives/the-poison-book-project/ "The Poison Book Project: Heavy Metals in 19th-century Euro-American Bookbinding."] Ex Libris Lecture Series. Providence Athenaeum. Providence, RI. March 24, 2023.
 Tedone, Melissa. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnOdxR4Gxew "Heavy Metals and 19th-Century Euro-American Bookcloth Manufacture."] Fred Bearman Memorial Lecture. ICON. London, UK. August 25, 2022.
 Tedone, Melissa. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozHJp5VkCu4&list=PLq7I3h28zSMjVr1rtrOdT8jE2ERtMmtSV&index=4 "If Books Could Kill: Toxic Textiles in 19th-Century EuroAmerican Bookbinding."] Material Evidence: Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology Symposium. Recorded June 28, 2022. Release on YouTube expected November 11, 2022.

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 ==General Handling Tips for 19th-Century Cloth-Case Bindings==
-No matter which pigments or dyes may be present, it is best practice to avoid ingesting anything or touching the face while handling 19th-century, cloth-bound books. It is also best practice to wash hands after handling books, especially before eating, drinking, or smoking..
+No matter which pigments or dyes may be present, it is best practice to avoid ingesting anything or touching the face while handling 19th-century, cloth-bound books. It is also best practice to wash hands after handling books, especially before eating, drinking, or smoking.
 [[File:Cr1874-vs-As1850.jpg|center|frame|At left, chromium green (chrome yellow + Prussian blue) bookcloth on an 1874 imprint; at right, emerald green bookcloth on an 1850 imprint. Courtesy, WUDPAC Study Collection and private owner.]]

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 [[File:RBR_T690_L84t_3vols.jpg|right|frame|Emerald green bookcloth on an 1852 imprint. Courtesy, Winterthur Library, Printed Book and Periodical Collection]]
-The Poison Book Project is an interdisciplinary research initiative at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and the University of Delaware. This ongoing investigation explores the materiality of Victorian-era publishers’ bindings. Research focuses on identifying potentially toxic pigments used in bookbinding components and how to handle and store potentially toxic collections more safely. For the most current information about the project, please monitor this wiki, which is updated regularly. Project updates are also shared on Instagram using the hashtags #poisonbookproject and #bibliotoxicology.
+The Poison Book Project is an interdisciplinary research initiative at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and the University of Delaware. This ongoing investigation explores the materiality of Victorian-era publishers’ bindings. Research focuses on identifying potentially toxic pigments used in bookbinding components and how to handle and store potentially toxic collections more safely. For the most current information about the project, please monitor this wiki, which is updated regularly. Project developments are also shared on Instagram and LinkedIn with the hashtags #poisonbookproject and #bibliotoxicology.
 ==Toxic Bookcloth Colorants==

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 ==Project Team & Contributors==
-<B>Lead Conservator</B>: [https://www.artcons.udel.edu/faculty/winterthur-faculty/tedone Dr. Melissa Tedone]
+<B>Lead Conservator</B>: [https://www.artcons.udel.edu/faculty/tedone Dr. Melissa Tedone]
 <B>Lead Scientist</B>: [https://www.artcons.udel.edu/faculty/winterthur-faculty/RGrayburn Dr. Rosie Grayburn]