forty centuries of ink- 第1部分

Forty　Centuries　of　Ink



by　David　N。　Carvalho






OR



A　CHRONOLOGICAL　NARRATIVE　CONCERNING

INK　AND　ITS　BACKGROUNDS



INTRODUCING　INCIDENTAL　OBSERVATIONS　AND

DEDUCTIONS；　PARALLELS　OF　TIME　AND　COLOR

PHENOMENA；　BIBLIOGRAPHY；　CHEMISTRY；

POETICAL　EFFUSIONS；　CITATIONS；

ANECDOTES　AND　CURIOSA　TOGETHER　WITH

SOME　EVIDENCE　RESPECTING　THE

EVANESCENT　CHARACTER　OF

MOST　INKS　OF　TO…DAY　AND

AN　EPITOME　OF　CHEMICO…LEGAL　INK。



BY

DAVID　N。　CARVALHO









PREFACE。



The　unfortunate　conditions　surrounding　the　almost

universal　use　of　the　oddly　named　commercial　and　with

few　exceptions　record　inks；　and　the　so…called　modern

paper；　is　the　motive　for　the　writing　of　this　book。

The　numerous　color　products　of　coal　tar；　now　so

largely　employed　in　the　preparation　of　ink；　and　the

worse　material　utilized　in　the　manufacture　of　the　hard…

finished　writing　papers；　menace　the　future　preservation

of　public　and　other　records。　Those　who　occupy

official　position　and　who　can　help　to　ameliorate　this

increasing　evil；　should　begin　to　do　so　without　delay。

Abroad　England；　Germany　and　France　and　at　home

Massachusetts　and　Connecticut　have　sought　to　modify

these　conditions　by　legislation　and　our　National　Treasury

Department　only　last　year；　in　establishing　a　standard

for　its　ink；　gives　official　recognition　of　these

truths。



There　is　no　〃History　of　Ink；〃　but　of　ink　history

there　is　a　wealth　of　material；　although　historians　have

neglected　to　record　information　about　the　very　substance

by　which　they　sought　to　keep　and　transmit　the

chronicles　they　most　desired　to　preserve。　From　the

beginning　of　the　Christian　era　to　the　present　day；

〃Ink〃　literature；　exclusive　of　its　etymology；　chemical

formulas；　and　methods　of　manufacture；　has　been　confined

to　brief　statements　in　the　encyclopedias；　which

but　repeat　each　other。　A　half　dozen　original　articles；

covering　only　some　particular　branch　together　with　a

few　treatises　more　general　in　their　ramifications　of

the　subject；　can　also　be　found。　Seventy　lines　about

〃writing　ink〃　covering　its　history　for　nearly　four

thousand　years　is　all　that　is　said　in　〃The　Origin　and

Progress　of　Handwriting；〃　a　revised　book　of　hundreds

of　pages　of　Sir　Thomas　Astle；　London；　1876；　and　once

deemed　the　very　highest　authority。



The　mass　of　ancient　and　comparatively　modern　documents

which　we　have　inherited；　chronicle　nothing

about　the　material　with　which　they　were　written。

The　more　valuable　of　them　are　disfigured　by　the

superscription　of　newer　writings　over　the　partially

erased　earlier　ones；　thus　rendering　the　work　of

ascertaining　their　real　character　most　difficult。

Nevertheless；　patient　research　and　advanced　science　have

enabled　us　to　intelligently　study　and　investigate；　and

from　the　evidence　thus　gained；　to　state　facts　and

formulate　opinions　that　may　perhaps　outlast　criticism。



The　bibliographical　story　of　〃Ink〃　is　replete　with

many　interesting　episodes；　anecdotes　and　poetical　effusions。

Its　chemical　history　is　a　varied　and　phenomenal

one。　Before　the　nineteenth　century　the　ink

industry　was　confined　to　the　few。　Since　then；　it　has

developed　into　one　of　magnificent　proportions。　The

new　departure；　due　to　the　discovery　and　development

of　the　〃Aniline〃　family　of　fugitive　colors；　is　noteworthy

as　being　a　step　backward　which　may　take　years　to　retrace。



The　criminal　abuse　of　ink　is　not　infrequent　by　evil…

disposed　persons　who　try　by　secret　processes　to　reproduce

ink　phenomena　on　ancient　and　modern　documents。

While　it　is　possible　to　make　a　new　ink　look

old；　the　methods　that　must　be　employed；　will　of　themselves

reveal　to　the　examiner　the　attempted　fraud；　if

he　but　knows　how　to　investigate。



How　to　accomplish　this　as　well　as　to　give　a　chronological

history　on　the　subject　of　inks　generally；　both

as　to　their　genesis；　the　effect　of　time　and　the　elements；

the　determination　of　the　constituents　and　the　constitution

of　inks；　their　value　as　to　lasting　qualities；　their

removal　and　restoration；　is　the　object　of　this　work。

There　is　also　included　many　court　cases　where　the

matter　of　ink　was　in　controversy；　information　respecting

ancient　MSS。　and　the　implements　and　other　accessories

of　ink　which　have　from　time　to　time　been

employed　in　the　act　of　writing。



To　make　a　comprehensive　review　of　the　past　in　its

relationship　to　ink　has　been　my　aim。　In　the　construction

of　this　work　recourse　has　been　had　to　the　so…

called　original　sources　of　information。　In　these；　the

diversity　of　their　incomplete　statements　about　different

countries　and　epochs　has　offered　many　obstacles。

In　presenting　my　own　deductions　and　inferences；　it　is

with　a　desire　to　remove　any　impressions　as　to　this

volume　being　a　mere　compilation。　〃Facts　are　the

data　of　all　just　reasoning；　and　the　elements　of　all　real

knowledge。　It　follows　that　he　is　a　wise　man　who　possesses

the　greatest　store　of　facts　on　a　given　subject。

A　book；　therefore；　which　assembles　facts　from　their

scattered　sources；　may　be　considered　as　a　useful　and

important　auxiliary　to　those　who　seek　them。〃　A　prolonged

and　continuous　intercourse　for　over　a　quarter

of　a　century　with　ancient　and　modern　MSS。；　with

books　and　other　literature；　with　laymen　and　chemists；

with　students　and　manufacturers；　together　with　the

information　and　knowledge　derived　from　experiment

and　study　of　results　may　enable　the　author　to　make

the　subject　fairly　clear。　Effort　has　been　made　to　avoid

technical　words　and　phrases　in　that　portion　treating

of　the　Chemistry　of　Inks。



This　work　will　no　doubt　be　variously　considered。

Criticism　is　expected；　indeed　it　is　gladly　invited；　for

thereby　may　follow　controversy；　discussion　and　perhaps

legislation；　which　will　bring　about　results　beneficial

to　those　who　are　to　follow　after　us。









CONTENTS



I。　GENESIS　OF　INK

II。　ANTIQUITY　OF　INK

III。　CLASSICAL　INK　AND　ITS　EXODUS

IV。　CLASSICAL　INK　AND　ITS　EXODUS　（Continued）

V。　REVIVAL　OF　INK

VI。　INK　OF　THE　WEST

VII。　EARLY　MEDIAEVAL　INK

VIII。　MEDIAEVAL　INK

IX。　END　OF　MEDIAEVAL　INK

X。　RENAISSANCE　INK

XI。　ANCIENT　INK　TREATISES

XII。　STUDY　OF　INK

XIII。　STUDY　OF　INK

XIV。　CLASSIFICATIONS　OF　INK

XV。　OFFICIAL　AND　LEGAL　INK

XVI。　ENDURING　INK

XVII。　INK　PHENOMENA

XVIII。　INK　CHEMISTRY

XIX。　FRAUDULENT　INK　BACKGROUNDS

XX。　FUGITIVE　INK。

XXI。　ANCIENT　AND　MODERN　INK　RECEIPTS

XXII。　INK　INDUSTRY。

XXIII。　CHEMICO…LEGAL　INK

XXIV。　CHEMICO…LEGAL　INK　（Continued）

XXV。　INK　UTENSILS　OF　ANTIQUITY

XXVI。　INK　UTENSILS　（Quill　PEN　v。　Steel　Pen）

XXVII。　SUBSTITUTES　FOR　INK　UTENSILS　（〃Lead〃　and　other　Pencils）

XXVIII。　ANCIENT　INK　BACKGROUNDS　（The　Origin　of　Papyrus）

XXIX。　ANCIENT　INK　BACKGROUNDS　（Parchment　and　Vellum）

XXX。　MODERN　INK　BACKGROUNDS　（True　Paper）

XXXI。　MODERN　INK　BACKGROUNDS　（Wood　Paper　and　Safety　Paper）

XXXII。　CURIOSA　（Ink　and　other　Writing　Materials）









FORTY　CENTURIES　OF　INK







CHAPTER　I。



GENESIS　OF　INK。



THE　ORIGIN　OF　INKCOMPOSITION　OF　THE　COLORED

INKS　OF　ANTIQUITYANCIENT　NAMES　FOR　BLACK

INKSMETHODS　OF　THEIR　MANUFACTURETHE　INVENTION

OF　〃INDIAN〃　INKTHE　ART　OF　DYEING

HISTORICALLY　CONSIDEREDTHE　SYMBOLIC　ESTIMATION

OF　COLORSTHE　EMPLOYMENT　OF　TINCTURES

AS　INKSCONSIDERATION　OF　THE　ANTIQUITY

OF　ARTIFICIAL　INKS　AND　THE　BLACK　INKS　OF　INTERMEDIATE

TIMESORIGIN　OF　THE　COLORED　PIGMENTS

OF　ANTIQUITY…CITATIONS　FROM　HERODOTUS；

PLINY　AND　ARBUTHNOTPRICES　CURRENT；　OF　ANCIENT

INKS　AND　COLORSWHY　THE　NATURAL　INKS

FORMERLY　EMPLOYED　ARE　NOT　STILL　EXTANTTHE

KIND　OF　INK　EMPLOYED　BY　THE　PRIESTS　IN　THE

TIME　OF　MOSESILLUSTRATIVE　HISTORY　OF　THE

EGYPTIANS　IN　ITS　RELATIONSHIP　TO　WRITING

IMPLEMENTSTHE　USE　OF　BOTH　RED　AND　BLACK　INK

IN　JOSEPH'S　TIMEITS　OTHER　HISTORY　PRECEDING

THE　DEPARTURE　OF　ISRAEL　FROM　EGYPTTHE

DISAPPEARANCE　OF　ALL　BUT　A　FEW　KINDS　OF

INKINK　TRADITIONS　AND　THEIR　VALUESTORY

ABOUT　THE　ORACLES　OF　THE　SIBYLSHOW　THE　ANCIENT

HISTORIANS　SOUGHT　TO　BE　MISLEADINGILLUSTRATIVE

ANECDOTE　BY　RICHARDSON：





THE　origin　of　Ink　belongs　to　an　era　following　the

invention　of　writing。　When　the　development　of　that

art　had　advanced　beyond　the　age　of　stone　inscription

or　clay　tablet；　some　material　for　marking　with　the

reed　and　the　brush　was　necessary。　It　was　not　difficult

to　obtain　black　or　colored　mixtures　for　this　purpose。

With　their　advent；　forty　centuries　or　more　ago；　begins

the　genesis　of　ink。



The　colored　inks　of　antiquity　included　the　use　of　a

variety　of　dyes　and　pigmentary　colors；　typical　of　those

employed　in　the　ancient　art　of　dyeing；　in　which　the

Egyptians　excelled　and　still　thought　by　many　to　be

one　of　the　lost　arts。　The　Bible　and　alleged　contemporary

and　later　literature　make　frequent　mention　of

black　and　many　colors　of　brilliant　hues。



In　tracing　the　arts　of　handwriting　and　dyeing；

some　definite　facts　are　to　be　predicated　as　to　the　most

remote　history　of　ink。



The　Hebrew　word　for　ink　is　deyo；　so　called　from　its

blackness。　As　primitively　prepared　for　ritualistic　purposes

and　for　a　continuing　period　of　more　than　two

thousand　years；　it　was　a　simple　mixture　of　powdered

charcoal　or　soot　with　water；　to　which　gum　was　sometimes

added。



The　Arabian　methods　of　making　ink　（alchiber）　were

more　complex。　Lampblack　was　first　made　by　the

burning　of　oil；　tar　or　rosin；　which　was　then　commingled

with　gum　and　honey　and　pressed　into　small　wafers　or

cakes；　to　which　water　could　be　added　when　wanted　for

use。



About　1200　years　before　the　Christian　era；　the　Chinese

perfected　this　method　and　invented　〃Indian　Ink；〃

ostensibly　for　blackening　the　surface　of　raised　hieroglyphics；

which　〃was　obtained　from　the　soot　produced

by　the　smoke　of　pines　and　the　oil　in　lamps；　mixed

with　the　isinglass　（gelatin）　of　asses'　skin；　and　musk

to　correct　the　odour　of　the　oil。〃　Du　Halde　cites　the

following；　as　of　the　time　of　the　celebrated　Emperor

Wu…Wong；　who　flourished　1120　years　before　Christ：