[Herbalist] ink

[Amy L. Hornburg Heilveil]

>I'm looking for a plant-based period ink (prior to Hastings if possible),
>and need somewhere to start--my normal resources haven't turned up much of
>anything.  Brief experiments with beets just led to excessive bleeding,
>though that might be the fault of the paper, not the ink.  Any ideas?
>thankee!

I have a 14 page handout on period ink.  If you'd like a copy, I can email 
it to you.

Ideas... oak gall, pommegranate, and lamp black.

Smiles,
Despina