Bíró’s ink was oil-based, and sat on top of the paper rather than seeping through the fibers. While gravity and pen angle had been a problem in previous designs, his ink induced capillary ...

The art of putting pen to paper has undeniably dwindled in the past few decades, but for a small number of dedicated enthusiasts, nothing beats traditional fountain pens. Elegant tools for creative ...

Clayton invites us to consider the tangible properties of the media – including pen-and-ink and metalpoint – that, between 1450 and 1600, the 81 artists in this show deployed to astonishingly ...