Fig. 3From: The use of ‘poisonous insecticidal solutions’ in bookbinding: coping with historic pesticide treatments in the archiveDetail from FCO 141/13503 showing detached spine with loose and crumbling adhesive (left), and FTIR spectrum of adhesive with reference spectra for gelatine and starch. It is more likely that the carbohydrate signals corresponding to ‘starch’ in the sample are due to the presence of paper pulp in the glue sample, than starch adhesiveBack to article page