from Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Textile Fiber Atlas
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The classic 1942 work, Textile Fiber Atlas: A Collection of Photomicrographs of Common Textile Fibers, by Werner Von Bergen and Walter Krauss is now available in scanned PDF format from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Thanks to the efforts of Mary Ballard, Senior Textile Conservator at the Museum Conservation Institute (formerly CAL and SCMRE).

[ also see initial announcement on the Conservation DistList mailing list here. ]