Re: orthography and pronunciation

Robert Hailman wrote:
>Andreas Johansson wrote:
> >
> > Barry Garcia wrote:
> > >
> > >CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> > > >> > years. To quote the Swedish physist-novelist Peter Nilson, "in
> > > >> 2100 they'll wonder why people ceased to write books in 1870".
> > > >
> > > >What? So ... they just crumble? Disintegrate? Become dust?
> > >
> > >We have a bible printed in 1849 that while the pages are a bit yellowed
> > >along the edges, the centers of the papers are still fairly white. In
> > >fact, the paper is still very supple, and it's held up to us looking
> > >through it from time to time (the cover is in bad shape though. Was my
> > >mom's family bible).
> >
> > If it's from 1849, it's probably to old to be made of acidic paper.
>
>When did this practice of using acidic paper become commonplace? I've
>got a good number of my great-grandfather's books, most of them from c.
>1910, and they're all holding up very well. Like Barry's bible, if
>anything they're just yellowed a little around the edges.
Judging from the bit I quoted above, around 1870.

                                                 Andreas
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