Scribal implements

• Accession Number:AKM622
• Place:Turkey
• Dimensions:Length (max.) 28.8 cm
• Date:1700s–1800s
• Materials and Technique:

These Ottoman tools of the scribe feature exquisite workmanship in steel and brass with precious inlays of gold, silver, ivory, and turquoise. The elegant execution of these tools — including scissors and ruler, pen accessories and inkwells — reflects the view that beautiful instruments are essential to beautiful writing. Lavishly decorated with delicate metalwork and painted designs under varnish, these precision instruments are a link to scribes and bookmakers of the past.  
 
To view the individual scribal implements, see,  AKM622.1 , AKM622.2 , AKM622.3  AKM622.4 ,  AKM622.5 ,  AKM622.6 ,  AKM622.7 ,  AKM622.8 ,  AKM622.9 ,  AKM622.10 ,  AKM622.11 ,  AKM622.12 ,  AKM622.13 ,  AKM622.14   
 
- Filiz Çakır Phillip and Suzanne Conklin Akbari