Forty Centuries of Ink / 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 Nunes Carvalho

1618.

Martin Billingsley, "The Writing Schoolmaster, or the Anatomie of Fair Writing." This author was writing master to King Charles I.

1622.

David Brown, who was scribe to King James I.
"Calligraphia."

1622.

William Comley, "Copy-Book of all the most usual English Hands," etc.

1646.

Josiah Ricrafte, "The Peculiar Character of the Oriental Languages."

1650.

Louis Hughes, "Plain and Easy Directions to
Fair Writing."