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Vintage Ink and Script Instruments
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- 1. Latin term for a writing feather, root of quill
- 2. Ancient writing surface made from animal skin
- 4. Feather attached to arrows, also the cutting of a quill's edge
- 5. Container holding liquid pigment for writing
- 6. Person who copied manuscripts by hand
- 9. Wax method for closing letters securely
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- 3. Wax candle occasionally used to heat sealing wax
- 7. Soft white mineral once used on slate boards
- 8. Early pen that used a narrow metal point instead of ink
- 10. Feather-based pen used before metal nibs
- 11. Tool for drawing straight lines on manuscripts
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