Digital BW, The Print

At 02:23 PM 10/31/03 -0800, you wrote:
>Just to add a little perspective to the "carbon print" issue, the first
>carbon-based inks appear to have been used with reeds and brushes in Egypt
>and China about 45 or 50 centuries ago. These early inks were probably
>mainly carbon in the form of soot or lamp black, suspended in vegetable oils
>or animal glue.
>(See http://www.io.com/~tyrbiter/ink.html)
>
>This ink's endurance through 30 centuries is attributed to carbon's
>resistance to light and moisture.
>(See http://www.wmich.edu/ppse/pekarovicova/290999.html)
>
>Carbon's use in imaging slightly pre-dates this.  Carbon black is the
>primary pigment in the Paleolithic horses from the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc cave
>in southeast France (over 30,000 years old).
>(See http://webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/early.html)
>
>So, the next time someone asks you about the archival life of your carbon
>pigment prints ...  ;-)
>
>Paul
>http://www.PaulRoark.com
>
>

Paul,

Thanks for these great links and the toner link.  From now on I'm labeling 
my prints:  Paleo-tone carbon.

AZ


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