Re: The Vinland Map's Ink

Dry tissue on the front?

Enterline wrote this:

"...a piece of dry tissue paper is laid on the FACE of the document.
Then one brushes liquid bleach onto this paper and lets it soak
through, peeling away the tissue before drying occurs."

Again, here is what Plenderleith wrote (with emphasis added)...

"In such cases the prints are laid FACE DOWN on glass, and a pad of WET

blotting paper applied to the BACK for a few minutes and then removed;
after this the minimum of bleaching solution is applied to the moist
BACK of the print by a camel-hair brush. It permeates the paper, having

a mild bleaching action on the FRONT."

You tell us how Enterline confused all that. Does not support his
theory at all!

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