Some observations on ancient inks, with the proposal of a new method of recovering the legibility of decayed writings. By Charles Blagden, M.D. Sec. R.S. and F.A.S. from the Philosophical transactions

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Some observations on ancient inks, with the proposal of a new method of recovering the legibility of decayed writings. By Charles Blagden, M.D. Sec. R.S. and F.A.S. from the Philosophical transactions