Our doors and windows : how to decorate them . No. 154. No. 162. Oriental Library. KI EARLY every one who reads this book has a more or less valuable collectionI » of etchings, engravings, or photographs, which he desires shall be properlycared for. A place for these should be found in the bookcase or should never be left unprotected. It is even a mistake to lay them flat uponshelves, because it is inconvenient to handle them in that position, and, even withthe best of care, the edges will become damaged in putting them out or in. Printsthat are to be referred to should stand on
Our doors and windows : how to decorate them . No. 154. No. 162. Oriental Library. KI EARLY every one who reads this book has a more or less valuable collectionI » of etchings, engravings, or photographs, which he desires shall be properlycared for. A place for these should be found in the bookcase or should never be left unprotected. It is even a mistake to lay them flat uponshelves, because it is inconvenient to handle them in that position, and, even withthe best of care, the edges will become damaged in putting them out or in. Printsthat are to be referred to should stand on end and be enclosed behind a soliddoor, or at least a door with a glass panel. Let this door be so braced that whenit is opened it may serve as a rest upon which to turn over the pictures. A shelfabove will be convenient if it is not wider than the depth of the case when closed,as it will serve for a rest, if one wishes to take out any particular print. A pointoften overlooked by the collector is the protection of such a collection from damp-ness an
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