A Brief History Of Ink

"Although historically ubiquitous and seemingly omnipresent, ink is anything but simple. ... On a basic material level, inks consist of two components: colour and a way for that colour to attach itself to its intended surface, be it papyrus, parchment or paper. But the way that those elements combine, and the ingredients used to make them, offer a variety of permutations, proving ink to be one of the most curious and complex objects in human history." Lydia Pine chooses half a dozen different inks from across the centuries to tell the story.

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