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foxing

  • A manuscript of a Sanskrit grammar from Kashmir. (Wikimedia Commons)
    Foxing
    Walker Rhea
    If you visit an archive with scrolls, illuminated manuscripts, or old books on display, you might notice a particular kind of round, yellowish, or orange-tinted stain on some of the paper artifacts. This color effect is called foxing, and paper so affected is said to be “foxed.”