"And academics don't? From everything I've experienced as a curator and appraiser, it's that one can be just as bad as the other in the right circumstances."

Which is to really say that institutions are going to institution, and the bullshit is part of being old and set in one's ways.

"But the academics had better storage for their rare manuscripts, that much I can never contest."

Speaking of paper. Alucard pauses to look at his, trying to determine the most likely point for the dragon's claws. He's figured out the elbow and run up the length of the forearm now, but the exact direction of the palm and claws is to be determined.

"Have you noticed if any of the bones are visibly chipped or broken away, as one might take a keepsake? I've yet to do a proper inspection with that in mind."