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

1680.

Thomas Watson, "Copy-Book of Alphabets."

1681.

John Pardie, "An Essay on the German Text and Old Print Alphabets."

1681.

Thomas Weston, "Ancilla Calligraphiae."

1681.

Peter Gery, "Copy book of all the Hands in use, Performed according to the Natural Freeness of the Pen."

1681.

William Elder, "Copy-book of the most useful and necessary Hands now used in England."