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Making iron gall ink

By Abigail Bainbridge

Type
Article
Level
All levels
Price
Free
Published
2014
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About this lesson

Workshop report on making traditional iron gall ink from oak galls, ferrous sulphate and gum arabic, and how it darkens on oxidation.