A new book on the history of the writing arts:
PEN, INK & EVIDENCE
A Study of Writing and Writing
Materials for Penman, Collector, and Document Detective
By Joe Nickell
Pen, Ink & Evidence is a unique contribution to the cultural, literary, and
history of the writing arts. Its 240 large-format pages are filled with
enlightening photographs, illustrations, and explanations of the materials
and history of the everyday practice in writing and typing, especially in
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This work explains the introduction
of many different writing instruments, inks, papers, and hand-writing scripts.
8.5" x 11", hardcover, illustrated, 240 pages
ISBN 1-58456-017-7 / Order# 57634-EM / Price $49.95
Publication Date: March 2000
Michael Guessford
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