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27.
NOTES ON THE SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD                 

(b) Drying should be slow.  [[underlined]] Don't [[/underlined]] use heat, [[underlined]] don't [[/underlined]] put in the sun or in the wind.  If, as sometimes happens, objects are stuck together (e.g. pages of a book, sheets of manuscript), don't try to separate them.  As they dry, they may fall apart; if not, separation is the work of an expert.  [[underlined]] Don't [[/underlined]] touch or rub the surface of paintings, water colors, drawings, manuscripts, books, or textiles, or of any object that is covered with gesso, gilding or color.  Metal, stone and wood objects, glass and glazed pottery, may however be gently wiped with a soft absorbent cloth or with absorbent cotton.
c) When objects are laid out to dry, put them, if possible, where they can safely remain long enough to dry thoroughly.  This avoids
        (1) The danger of handling again while they are wet or damp.
        (2) The risk of mold when objects composed of organic materials are put back into cases, etc., while still damp.
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