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

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