> Although pre-industrial forms of paper (e.g. cotton paper, or papyrus) might have more long-term resistance than modern wood paper.
The problem is not wood paper as such, it's production processes that leave some acidic substances in the paper, which causes it to become yellow and brittle on a timescale of a few decades.
Acid-free paper will easily last hundreds of years, and is nowadays easily available.
The problem is not wood paper as such, it's production processes that leave some acidic substances in the paper, which causes it to become yellow and brittle on a timescale of a few decades.
Acid-free paper will easily last hundreds of years, and is nowadays easily available.