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I love these stories Fred. Thanks for posting it
mercy, that's crazy stuff. and I thought I was nuts about ink
Fascinating article. I always find stories of rediscovering lost tech to be interesting.
Fascinating. Especially the transport on linen!
"Nolo esse salus sine vobis ...” —St. Augustine
Excellent find - this calls for some music!
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
... 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").
Yazeh (November 12th, 2020)
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Jon Szanto (November 12th, 2020)
Another one, a tad more gruesome:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0226162953.htm
Then contradicted here:
https://www.livescience.com/28381-ma...iscovered.html
and finally a recipe for those adventurous enough :
https://www.nataliestopka.com/goingson/postid-6
Ole Juul (November 13th, 2020)
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