FEATHER QUILL Antique White 12" Dip Pen For Calligraphy, Secret Writing, Magickal Seals, Talismans

★★ Dewberry's Herbal Apothecary, LLC™ ~ "Reflecting Your Inner Possibilities"™ With A Syncretism Of Pagan Herbcraefting ★★  ~ Artful Elegant Writing....Quill pens were the instrument of choice during the medieval era due to their compatibility with parchment and vellum, prior to this the reed pen had been used, but a finer letter was achieved on animal skin using a cured quill. Other than written text, they were often used to create some figures, decorations, and images on manuscripts although many illuminators and painters preferred fine brushes for their work. The variety of different strokes in formal hands was accomplished by good penmanship as the tip was square cut and rigid, exactly as it is today with modern steel pens. It was much later in the 1600s with the increased popularity of writing, especially in the copperplate style, promoted by the many printed manuals available from the 'Writing Masters' that quills became more pointed and flexible.Quill pens are still used today m