Jeff, there is a very good book (inexpensive too) entitled "Caring For Your Art,
A Guide for Artists, Collectors, Galleries and Art Institutions" by Jill Snyder
I have used this book to teach myself proper (we hope :) matting and framing
techniques for works on paper. The book describes and shows illustrations on
how to make and mount the hinges (japan paper) which Jack talks about. I found
this book very useful. I use it as a reference tool ofter.
Hope this helps you in your quest for knowledge.
Allison
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Allison Smith
University of Wisconsin Madison
School of Library and Information Studies
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