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A scribe's basic accessory, a decent quill pen. Did you know that the quill has been almost the only writing instrument, for almost a thousand years, from around the 8th century until the 17th century?

Originally, the fountain pen did not have a separate nib, but the ink was taken from the nib. With one dip, you could write a word or two, maybe even a few if it went well. Then the tip of the quill had to be dipped into the inkwell again. From this you can get an idea of ​​how slow and patient work the monks have done in the past when copying texts, which, fortunately and for our learning, have been preserved until our times.