Rare Old Books Should Be Handled Bare-Handed, Not With Gloves. The Public Will Not Accept This.

Morgan Library director of conservation Maria Fredericks: “The glove thing. It just won’t die.”  Grolier Club director Eric Holzenberg: “Every time it comes up, I sigh deeply.  And then I give my three-sentence explanation of why it’s ****.”  And the explanation does make sense. – The New York Times