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NOTES ON SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD                 9.

(b) Books, and bound manuscripts.  Differ from the objects listed under (a) in being a tight bundle of sheets, and because materials such as glue, thread, leather and fabric enter into their composition.

(xi) [[underline]] Scientific collections [[/underline]] of all kinds, including
(a) Geological and mineralogical specimens
(b) Biological and botanical specimens.
As a rule consist of very fragile organic matter.
(c) Natural history specimens.  Cover a wide range of substances.
(d) Ethnographic and anthropological material.  Even more varied in the substances involved.
(e) Scientific instruments and apparatus.  Glass, metal, wood and (occasionally) stone are the main constituents.

At first sight, this list appears formidable.  Certainly it indicates the variety and complexity of an expert's work in conservation and restoration.  But from the point of view of "First Aid" in protecting and conserving, the matter is simplified by the fact that the various types of objects can be arranged into a comparatively small number of groups, each of which can safely and properly be treated in the same way.