- Blotting Sand (blotsand)
Fine sand scattered over wet ink; absorbs moisture, prevents smudging.
- Book, Base (bookbase)
Unbound quires with oak boards and bronze clasps; ready for binding.
- Book, Travelling (booktrvl)
Wooden-bound parchment workbook; scribes, sages, herbalists carry afield.
- Grimoire (grimoire)
Leather-bound vellum tome for spells, catalogs, heraldry, scripture.
- Ink, Black (inkblk)
Oak-gall ink; indelible black for clerks, scribes, chroniclers' work.
- Ink, Blue (inkblu)
Indigo or woad-derived; marks official margins and decorative chapter headings.
- Ink, Brown (inkbrn)
Walnut-husk ink; common in ledgers, fades with time, suits working copies.
- Ink, Green (inkgrn)
Verdigris or woad-iron pigment; marks heraldic and legal ornament, light-sensitive.
- Ink, Red (inkred)
Vermilion or madder-root; reserved for titles, rubrication, illuminated capitals.
- Map (map)
Territory sketch on linen or parchment; guarded treasure for merchants, captains.
- Parchment (parchment)
Sheepskin stretched, chalked, pumiced; durable centuries, preferred for records.
- Pen, metal (penmetal)
Steel nib in bone or wood handle; steady line, favored by professionals.
- Pen, quill (penquill)
Goose or swan feather; soft flowing strokes, dulls quickly, needs frequent resharpening.
- Pen, wood (penwood)
Fruitwood or ash charred tip; cheap disposable; suits paper, cloth, tallies.
- Seal, Signature (sealsignat)
Brass or iron seal carved with owner's mark; authenticates charters, contracts, deeds.
- Vellum, per page (vellumperp)
Calf skin; finest white durable surface for royal charters, illuminated gospels.
- Wax Tablet (waxtablet)
Beeswax-faced hinged boards; erasable notes for merchants' quick reckoning.
- Wax, sealing (waxsealing)
Beeswax or tallow stick; melted, impressed with seal ring to authenticate letters.
