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FredRydr
November 10th, 2020, 10:15 AM
The Mystery of a Medieval Blue Ink Has Been Solved (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/folium-medieval-ink)

Original source: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/16/eaaz7772
Yazeh
November 10th, 2020, 12:24 PM
I love these stories Fred. Thanks for posting it :)
tooth
November 10th, 2020, 07:02 PM
mercy, that's crazy stuff. and I thought I was nuts about ink
azkid
November 10th, 2020, 09:31 PM
Fascinating article. I always find stories of rediscovering lost tech to be interesting.
VertOlive
November 11th, 2020, 04:37 PM
Fascinating. Especially the transport on linen!
Jon Szanto
November 11th, 2020, 04:47 PM
Excellent find - this calls for some music!



https://youtu.be/IUPWxjZY6mQ
penwash
November 11th, 2020, 05:44 PM
... and the fountain pen ink makers all over the world start their race to release a folium-based, limited edition, packaged in a 30ml bottle nestled inside a hollowed-out, leather-bound book (er...manuscript) with square linen sample patches.

The ink name is .... "Medieval Blue" (or "Monk's Fingers").
FredRydr
November 11th, 2020, 06:41 PM
... and the fountain pen ink makers all over the world start their race to release a folium-based, limited edition, packaged in a 30ml bottle nestled inside a hollowed-out, leather-bound book (er...manuscript) with square linen sample patches.

The ink name is .... "Medieval Blue" (or "Monk's Fingers").
What'll the price be?
Jon Szanto
November 11th, 2020, 07:03 PM
The ink name is .... "Medieval Blue" (or "Monk's Fingers").

Or, how about:



https://youtu.be/b1kO5KYGLts
penwash
November 12th, 2020, 07:52 AM
... and the fountain pen ink makers all over the world start their race to release a folium-based, limited edition, packaged in a 30ml bottle nestled inside a hollowed-out, leather-bound book (er...manuscript) with square linen sample patches.

The ink name is .... "Medieval Blue" (or "Monk's Fingers").
What'll the price be?

A song.

I'm sure @JonSzanto will approve.
Yazeh
November 13th, 2020, 12:38 PM
Another one, a tad more gruesome:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226162953.htm
Then contradicted here:
https://www.livescience.com/28381-maya-blue-paint-recipe-discovered.html
and finally a recipe for those adventurous enough :
https://www.nataliestopka.com/goingson/postid-6
welch
November 14th, 2020, 10:47 AM
The ink name is .... "Medieval Blue" (or "Monk's Fingers").

Or, how about:



https://youtu.be/b1kO5KYGLts

Any excuse to reference Thelonious is a good excuse.