This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Pascal,
I agree that the damage is most likely fly excrement. In my experience, roach excrement appears as brown spots on books, but usually on the fore edges, or the part of the book opposite the spine and there would be additional signs of damage. We have some experience with fly excrement on manuscripts and paintings donated to the library and your picture looks identical. Staining will be dependent upon many factors inclusive of fly, their diet, the substrate of the material, and for the length of time marked. I would not say that these are markings from booklice or any other common library pest. Would be interested to know how well the manual removal goes. Best Wishes, Kristie Short-Traxler, MA, MSc, ACR Head of Preventive Conservation Collection Support Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University Osney One Building Osney Mead Oxford OX2 0EW Tel. 01865287117 Mob. 07790011417 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk<http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pascal Querner Sent: 06 March 2014 15:44 To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] Fly damage on a book This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi, has anyone seen such a damage on a book before?? The book is about 300 years old and was transported from Yemen to Austria long time ago and is now in the national library. I think it looks like fly droppings but I am happy for other suggestions!! We have no idea why this book was so attractive for the flies. The spots can be removed mechanically and have a small relief, bus some stains remain. Thank you very much, Pascal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected]
