They have a gliding action when drawn across paper ... case for most of the old masters, even as steel-nib pens became widely available in the 19th century. These days, quill pens get most ...

This knife also could be used for maintaining the point of a quill pen. The handle often was flattened to help smooth the fibers of the paper before applying ink again. Joseph Gillott, an English ...

A.J. Jacobs has been writing with an old-fashioned ... using a quill and ink, inspired by a year of adopting the mindset and habits of the U.S. founders. This is A.J. Jacob's pen and article.

Deepak Jalan, CEO of a leading pen company, talked about the past and present of writing instruments, from ancient reed and quill pens to ... in the "integration of old and new", as phrased ...

Another popular method of writing was using a quill ... paper mill back in the 2nd century. This method of making paper quickly made its way around the world. It wasn't long after that poor old ...