Glass for housing papyrus

From: Alexandra Greathead <*alexandra.greathead<-a*> Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011 · alexandra.greathead<-a

I have used Borosilicate glass quite successfully for the rehousing
of a fragment of papyrus, but wondered if anyone has done any tests
comparing this glass with float glass, I am particularly interested
to know how they compare when broken, 'bashed' or dropped?

Alexandra Greathead
Paper Conservation
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
University of Oxford
Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2PH
+44 1865 278047

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