Ink--Update!
Well my foray into ink is still a bit dismal.. sigh..
The one recipe I found from 1481 is actually a recipe for "secret" ink. You would probably call it invisible ink now.. It is made so that you could actually write a secret message and then the person recieving it could do something to it to make the letters appear..
It is really cool to find a period recipe for that, but not what I need.
However, I believe I have found another recipe that I CAN use, I just have to get the book from the library.. And for once luck is on my side! It is actually in my local library and it is on the shelf! WHOOO HOOO! So everyone keep their fingers crossed that I actually find what I need!
The down side to all of this though is still my lack of Oak Galls. I found one website I can order them, but it is gonna be expensive. Or I should say it could get expensive! Especially since I have no idea how many I need.
The one recipe I found from 1481 is actually a recipe for "secret" ink. You would probably call it invisible ink now.. It is made so that you could actually write a secret message and then the person recieving it could do something to it to make the letters appear..
It is really cool to find a period recipe for that, but not what I need.
However, I believe I have found another recipe that I CAN use, I just have to get the book from the library.. And for once luck is on my side! It is actually in my local library and it is on the shelf! WHOOO HOOO! So everyone keep their fingers crossed that I actually find what I need!
The down side to all of this though is still my lack of Oak Galls. I found one website I can order them, but it is gonna be expensive. Or I should say it could get expensive! Especially since I have no idea how many I need.
posted by Janna's Page | 4:17 PM
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I've been talking to a person about medieval seals.......and she sent me these links. Thougth you'd get a kick out of it! :)
http://www.medievalcookery.com/contract.shtm
(Doc has a nice write up about all the people involved in the
creation of the piece.)
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555084178VoQtut?start=0
(These are some pictures from the event that Avelyn or someone else
took. Towards the end you can see the two halves of the contract.)
Thanks for the info..
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