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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Based on my experience with both mold and fly droppings on paper, my impression is that these are fly droppings.
Hilary A. Kaplan Training Specialist National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 [email protected] 301 837 0998 On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Matteo Montanari <[email protected] > wrote: > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > hello to everyone, > of course we should have a microscope view of the damage... I'm agree that > the distribution of the spots look more like a mould contamination than an > insect defecation... form this pictures the spots could be the > frutifications (cleistotheci) of Chaetomuim globosum... but this would mean > that the book had a relatively recent water soaking event > regards > matteo montanari > > > 2014-03-06 16:44 GMT+01:00 Pascal Querner <[email protected]>: > >> 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. >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> 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] >> >> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] >> 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] > > > > > -- > Dr. Matteo Montanari > *BIORES art S.R.L.* > Biodeterioration of cultural heritage: Research & Service > via F.lli Rosselli, 15 > 40013 Castel Maggiore (BO) > www.bioresart.it > infomobile: +393356509171 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
