Bookbinding, and the care of books; a handbook for amateurs, bookbinders & librarians (1901)
Cockerell, Douglas · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 73
y sound by re-sizing. For size, an ounce of isinglass or goodgelatine is dissolved in a quart of water.This should make a clear solution when 67 Sizing gently warmed, and should be used atabout a temperature of 1200 F. Caremust be taken not to heat too quicklv,or the solution may burn and turn… … Fig. 17. by a gas flame or spirit lamp underneath.When this is ready the sheets to be sizedcan be put in one after another and takenout at once. The hot size will be foundto take out a great many stains, and espe-cially those deep brown stains that comefrom* water. If there are only a fewsheets,…
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