Most will suggest flat storage, if possible. Here is some general
discussion regarding textiles:
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2016/summer/preserve-textiles.html
and http://www.ala.org/alcts/preservationweek/howto/textiles .
Joel Kovarsky
On 12/20/17 3:33 AM, Storm, Reinder wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Two weeks ago we acquired a Dutch map by Weygand, printed on textile (linen) in 1831: see the images. The condition is relatively good. I wonder if any of you has any recommendations on the matter of storage: i.e. folded or unfolded?
>
> Kind regards from the Netherlands,
> Reinder
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