That's an advanced stage of mold, Cheri. The humidity in Azores is extremelly high exposing their archives and library to mold, that spreads very fast with the spores through the air. I work in Book Conservation and Restoration and have seen several books in that way, purple, here in US. Unfortunately, and usually, no treatment remove the stains caused by humidity and mold, the stains can be minimized, but it will be there forever. The mold can be stopped with the correct treatment. Isabella Baltar myportuguesegen.blogspot.com
On Monday, February 10, 2014 9:10:57 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: > Thank goodness for color scans! > > What is this purple stuff on the pages? http://goo.gl/Qi9m4i > -- > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
