Written In Blood - A Useful Comparison

[sidthecat]

I confess I'm a little on the morbid side, but if you ever wanted to know what a letter written in blood really looks like, The History Blog has posted a letter written by Dr. Alexander Monro in the blood of the notorious murderer and resurrectionist William Burke.

It looks a lot like Iroshizuku Yama-Guri to me.

Edited May 7, 2015 by sidthecat

[alaskazimm]

Interesting. Kind of like Noodler's Antietam in parts (especially the first line or two) and Yama-guri in parts.

[Blue_Moon]

You're right - Interesting, but morbid.

[kbrede]

Interesting story:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders

 

Kent

[Frank C]

Interesting story. Thanks for the posts. I will stick to Mont Blanc Hitchcock and Corn Poppy Red and Diamine Oxblood when I want blood-colored ink. Although Antietam and Yama-guri are good suggestions.

 

Human blood is harder to come by and there are all those regulations and laws to deal with.

[sidthecat]

It's interesting that old inks seem to fade to a very similar color - here's an example:

 

[Sasha Royale]

FYI to the noobies : DON'T put anything but fountain pen ink into your

fountain pen.

[DonLeone]

FYI to the noobies : DON'T put anything but fountain pen ink into your

fountain pen.

I once had to clean out dried orange juice from a junk sale. Don't fill your pen with orange juice.