To continue on the same subject of PAPER:
Japanese paper is very sought after for its unique qualities. It comes in various thicknesses of which a very fine, thin variety is used in conservation - for mending paper tears, broken corners and edges, and pages that have come apart. When it has an extremely fine grain it is almost transparent, totally unobtrusive but durable and ideal for the conservation of documents, paintings or prints on paper, and also for sheet music. This is not ordinary paper, and the time and patience required to produce it, of course, make it an expensive commodity.
This link shows you how this kind of Japanese paper is made.
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Dr Theresa Zammit Lupi used similar very fine paper in the Brocktorff Project for the conservation of the sheet music in my collection. More on this still to come.