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There is no citation as to how a quill looked in the past. Therefore, it is opinion only. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.174.128.107|70.174.128.107]] ([[User talk:70.174.128.107|talk]]) 06:25, 26 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
There is no citation as to how a quill looked in the past. Therefore, it is opinion only. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.174.128.107|70.174.128.107]] ([[User talk:70.174.128.107|talk]]) 06:25, 26 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Peacock feathers == |
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These were/still are popular in many cultures today [http://www.witchesmoon.net/parchmentquills.htm]. The article could do well to cite that, along with lots of other feather varieties [[User:Uranometria|Uranometria]] ([[User talk:Uranometria|talk]]) 17:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC) |
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Image
The photograph here is not really of a quill, but of a feather attached to a metal nib. Does anyone have a picture of a quill that could be put here? -- Constantine Evans, 01:12, 3 August 2005
Does anyone know around what year the quill pen was invented? -- 68.234.88.95, 22:25, 19 December 2005
pioner days -- 168.184.248.53, 16:10, 6 December 2006
Contradiction
Was left preferred or was it cheaper?
Feather
There is no citation as to how a quill looked in the past. Therefore, it is opinion only. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.174.128.107 (talk) 06:25, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Peacock feathers
These were/still are popular in many cultures today [1]. The article could do well to cite that, along with lots of other feather varieties Uranometria (talk) 17:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)