The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography

Front matter

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Transcriber's Note:

Words in fonts different from the main text, used to denote emphasis, have been represented by italics.

An attempt has been made to transcribe the handwritten text in plates used to show the different kinds of ink. Where the original text was unclear, dots have been used to mark illegible letters, [] surround illegible but obvious letters, and <> surround letters deleted by the original scribe.

Hyphens have been added at the end of lines where appropriate.

Macrons and tildes on consonants within the plates have not been reproduced.

Longer illegible sections were replaced by [illegible].

In some cases, a descriptive word or phrase has been added and surrounded by square brackets, for example [Hieratic text].

Some corrections have been made to the original. These are described in a second transcriber's note at the end of the text.

Illustration from The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography

The History OF INK VOX DICTA PERIT, LITERA SCRIPTA MANET. THADDEUS DAVIDS & CO. NEW YORK. SNYDER, BLACK & STURM, LITHOGRAPHERS, 92 WILLIAM ST. N.Y.