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Alizarine ink

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Alizarine ink was created in 1855 by Professor Leonhardi of Dresden, by adding Alazarin dye (derived from the root of the madder plant) to conventional iron-gall ink. This added an attractive coloration to the ink, which was quite popular until it was replaced by more modern chemical inks.[1]

An 1881 recipe for Alizarine ink may be found in the Household Cyclopedia of General Information.

See also

References

  1. ^ Forty Centuries of Ink, by David N. Carvalho. http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/tech/printing/FortyCenturiesofInk/chap13.html
  • For more about ink making and Aleppo galls see How to make ink at The ink corrosion website.
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