A red postal jeep with the steering wheel on the right side landed in the driveway drawing a trail of gravel dust. The woman handed me a box with three stamps on it: a bleeding heart and two Madonna lilies (Tränendes Herz 100 Deutschland, Madonnenlilie 260 Deutschland). Inside was a glass bottle of the iron/gall-nut-ink in the color "Salix". Salix is Latin for willow.
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This kind of ink dates back to the Middle Ages, at least, and was commonly used in manuscripts. It's very long-lasting. I've read good reviews of this ink, and hope to put it to work using my fountain pen again.
I think our Br. Karel uses this kind of ink in his book making enterprise
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I'd like to see it sometime. Does he make manuscripts?
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