Event Lectures and Symposia Making and Writing with Historic Inks

Date and Location

  • When: Saturday, August 24, 2024

    9:30 am - 10:00 am EDT

  • Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

    801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001

Part of National Book Festival ; 2024 National Book Festival

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How did people get ink to write with before they could buy it in a store? They made it from natural materials! Come hear and interact with the Library’s scientists about historic inks, tools and materials. Learn how they study these inks and try the inks out for yourself. Presented by the Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Division.