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Epistolary Elegance: Vintage Writing Implements
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  • 1. Durable writing surface made from animal skin, predating paper
  • 2. Study of ancient writing materials, often linen or reed-based
  • 3. Ancient Roman stylus for inscribing wax tablets
  • 4. Artisan skilled in crafting quills before steel nibs
  • 6. Template used historically to replicate letters or patterns
  • 7. Pigmented writing tool producing soft, matte strokes, antique form
  • 9. Brand name once synonymous with premium fountain pens
  • 13. Material melted to authenticate correspondence with an emblematic impression
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  • 5. Term linked with literary intellectuals, originally relating to writing accoutrement
  • 8. Originally arrow feathers, metaphorically describing pen feather shaping
  • 10. Absorbent sheet used to remove excess ink from handwritten text
  • 11. Stationary vessel capturing liquid pigments for dip pens
  • 12. Technique involving raised type pressed onto paper, venerable printing method
  • 14. Early version of modern marker, used for its porous applicator
  • 15. Primary feather tool, predecessor to metal nib pens

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