Just got taken out of the text by the writers claiming to put on gloves before handling a rare book at the Bodleian. Are they misremembering? Because I doubt the Bod has different practices to the UL re: handling rare books. Straight from the mouth of our conservation department, it's better to handle them with (clean!) bare hands, because you're less likely to damage the delicate pages that way.
— Mar 08, 2026 03:27PM
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