1904 Book About Ink

[Tasmith]

Inks: Their Compostion and Manufacture, from 1904. Interesting reading.

 

https://archive.org/details/inkstheircomposi00mitcrich

 

Inks: Their Compostion and Manufacture, from 1904. Interesting reading.

 

https://archive.org/details/inkstheircomposi00mitcrich

Edited May 6, 2015 by Tasmith

[VivienR]

Thank you for posting! Hopefully one day will have time to read it.

[Russ]

Thank you! Mmmmm. Looks like fun!

[dcwaites]

A couple of others --

 

The History of Ink, by Thaddeus Davids

 

Forty Centuries of Ink by David Cavalho

[Tasmith]

A couple of others --

 

The History of Ink, by Thaddeus Davids

 

Forty Centuries of Ink by David Cavalho

Awesome! Thanks!

[mhguda]

It even describes ink made from divi divi, a tree (or shrub) which is native to Curaçao and contains tannin.

[VivienR]

A couple of others --

 

The History of Ink, by Thaddeus Davids

 

Forty Centuries of Ink by David Cavalho

 

Fantastic! Thank you!