Lisa,

Scotch tape is not acceptable for anything.  It yellows, embrittles, and
then falls off leaving pieces of itself behind forever. Nasty stuff. 
Check out the University Products online archival supplies.  They offer
everything from "document repair tape" to book mending supplies to Japanese
papers and wheat starch paste, which is really superior if you're mending
pages. 

Michelle 


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Subject: QUERY: Tape on books?

I have a general question about book preservation. Can you use tape on 
books? If so, what kind of tape can you use that will not harm the book and 
its paper? Is plain Scotch tape acceptable?
Thank you!
Lisa Searcy
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