reed pen
Hollow plant stylus
A reed pen is a writing instrument made from a hollow plant stem, cut to a point and split to hold ink.
Used in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Islamic world before quills became common.
The reed's stiffness produces bold, angular strokes characteristic of early manuscripts and calligraphy: The scribe dipped his reed pen in the inkwell.
Ancient plant-derived writing material
- scrollWound document of parchment
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
manuscript · scribe · inkwell · parchment · vellum · scriptorium · codex · palimpsest
Pen's writing tip
- inkWriting fluid
- letteringStyled written characters
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- swashWater flowing over ground
stroke · italic · cursive · script · glyph · ligature · serif · Arabic
Hasty informal drawing
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- lineworkDrawn strokes in art
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
stippling · illustration · draftsmanship · contour · shading · tone · texture · ink wash
papyrus
Ancient plant-derived writing material
- scrollWound document of parchment
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
Egyptian · manuscript · scribe · inkwell · parchment · vellum · scriptorium · codex · palimpsest · tablet
nib
Pen's writing tip
swash · stroke · italic · cursive · script · glyph · ligature · serif · Arabic · Persian
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
crosshatching · stippling · illustration · draftsmanship · contour · shading · tone · texture · ink wash · gesture
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
bamboo · cane · hollow · reservoir · slit · shoulder · barrel · penknife · handmade · dipping
- writing toolsquill, ballpoint, ink, mechanical pencils, marker
- ancient toolsadze, anvil, awl, chisel, hammer
- calligraphy suppliesnib, quill, inkwell, ink well, brushes
- ink drawingink drawing, inking, linework, line work, ink wash
- letteringlettering styles, letterforms, calligraphy, hand lettering, handwriting
- Arabic calligraphykufi, calligrapher, bismillah, letterforms, flourishes
reed pencomputer keyboard
Text entry peripheral
keyboard · touchscreen · word processor · typewriter · computer
reed penballpoint pen
Rotating-sphere writing instrument
rollerball pen · fountain pen · gel pen · mechanical pencil · printer
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