Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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festoon drying

A method of air drying paper. The paper is hung in loops (festoons) over rods which move slowly through a drying chamber in which the temperature and humidity are controlled. This type of drying is used for paper that has been tub sized or coated. (5 , 17 )




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