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Are they still "printed" by hand? I couldn't find any details.
by forinti 11y ago
Are they still "printed" by hand? I couldn't find any details.
- Someone1234 11y agoNope. They print them via an normal computer printer, using A4 sheets of vellum e.g. https://i.imgur.com/xyXBBln.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xyXBBln.jpg The end result is almost indistinguishable from the paper version of the same, unless you touch it.
- detaro 11y agoI wonder if there is any data on the reliability of the used printer ink.
- Someone1234 11y agoI was thinking the same thing. I couldn't find anything when I googled it.
- aristus 11y agoIf it's laser toner, then it's resin and carbon fused to the page at a high heat. Carbon is an element so can't fade, and resin's only problem is ultraviolet. Pretty stable combo. I did a lot of research on this subject and concluded that acid-free rag + laser should last 500+ years. http://carlos.bueno.org/2010/09/paper-internet.html http://carlos.bueno.org/2010/09/paper-internet.html
- michrassena 11y agoI didn't see your comment when I posted. Carbon seems like an ideal archival pigment in this case.
- michrassena 11y agoI'm assuming that they are using some kind of archival ink, but the real issue is how long the ink will last.
- logfromblammo 11y agoI recall reading about recovering writing that had been effaced from a palimpsest and overwritten. The ink from the first writing had iron oxide in it as a pigment. This allowed the former text to be detected magnetically, even though it was no longer discernible to the eye. Carbon black and iron(ii,iii) oxide would certainly be very long-lasting pigments, and would likely remain legible until the substrate disintegrates. It's the color printing that is hard to preserve. Gold leaf, of course, lasts as long as the page. Organic dyes tend to fade over time and with exposure to heat, oxygen, and UV light, whereas inorganic pigments are more stable.