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| | Forty Centuries of Ink - Chapter VII |
 | | OST of the documents of early mediaeval times which remain to us containing ink in fairly good condition, like charters, protocols, bulls, wills, diplomas, and the like, were written or engrossed with "Indian" ink, in which respect we of the present century continue to follow such established precedent when preparing important written instruments. |
 | | It is not remarkable, therefore, that the fl inks of the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth centuries preserve their flness so much better than many belonging to succeeding ages, including a new class of inks which could not stand the test of time. |
 | | An ink prepared after the method laid down by this monk, assuming that he referred to the spruce-pine, while troublesome to write with, would be almost as lasting as "Indian" ink and would be most difficult to erase from parchment into which it would be absorbed due to its alcoholic qualities. |
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