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Series Three: The Lauderdale Papers, c1647-1682 from the British Library, London

Technical Note

Our microfilm publications have been prepared and produced in accordance with recommended and established guide-lines for the production of microform of superior quality. These conform to the recommendations of the standard guides to good microforming and micropublishing practice.

Attention should be drawn to the nature of the original material. All the material consists of volumes of correspondence and related papers. Most of the material is in very good condition.  A few manuscript documents consist of faintly legible correspondence and records written with a variety of inks, pens or pencils and on paper of many different types and thicknesses. A few items are stained or discoloured at the edges, or comprise material on very thin paper, which is so thin that there is show through that renders the original document difficult to read. 

These original characteristics present difficulties of image and contrast which stringent tests and camera alterations cannot entirely overcome.  Every effort has been made to minimise these difficulties. An A4 identification target is filmed at the front of every new  item. 

The staff of the Photographic Department at the British Library have exercised the most responsible care in the filming of this unique collection at the Britishl Library in London and this microfilm publication meets the standards established by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

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