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Modern Art Quill: In American history, the quill with which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence came from the wing of one of his own geese raised at Monticello. The famous signature of John Hancock, who in signing the Declaration "wrote his name where all nations should behold it and where all time should not efface it," is another example of quill penmanship; and colonial penmen inscribed the Constitution and the Bill of Rights with quill pens. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, John Marshall, and others with the quill pen wrote unforgettable chapters in American history.
Other uses of the goose quill are in the fields of modern art quill and calligraphy. Here the quill should be large, long, round, with a strong barrel. It can be used at full length or cut into short nibs which may be inserted into penholders. The quill lends itself to light or vigorous touch—from hairline delicacy to bold, strong accents.
QUILL PEN. Few instruments in the his-ry of the world have played a more important irt than the goose quill pen. Early mankind's ritten communications were mostly stylus in-riptions on clay or waxed tablets, reed writing L papyrus or parchment, and painted hiero-yphics. The development of paper and writing k lent a helping hand to the development of the [ill pen and speedier, easier writing. In the rly 6th century, monks used quill pens in copy-5 religious manuscripts. Later, expert penmen grossed treaties and other formal documents th the quill pen.
Many modern art quillists of the past, notably Rembrandt, Eugene Delacroix, and Vincent Van Gogh were habitual users of quill pens in their work and found them to possess superlative qualities. The quill is ideally suited to the engrossers' craft for such things as memorials, resolutions, testimonials, diplomas, and scrolls. It is recommended for pen-and-ink drawings, music writing, and for graceful, delicate, and beautiful handwriting. In the grade schools the quill is sometimes used illustratively in teaching penmanship and American history. |
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