Rebecca,

Has anyone replied to your question, yet?

No particular book or article that is specifically focused on silk comes up
to my mind and I can't tell what you already know/don't know from your
question, but you may want to check the following books:

The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials
Florian, M.L., Kronkright, D. Norton, R., J. Paul Getty Trust, 1990.

The Care and Preservation of Textiles
Finch, Karen, London, B.T. Batsford, 1985.

M. Iida

>From: Rebecca Phipps <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Caring for silk
>Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:07:27 -0600
>
>Hello all.
>
>Can anyone suggest sources discussing methods of caring for silk?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Rebecca J. Phipps

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