I've learned about this, but this is the first time I've ever seen this
How about the Bais of Uleovdo?
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Thank you for commenting on my ink article. In your comment you stated: "Many poskim disagree... Many rishonim have clearly stated the use of our ingredients." Would you please be kind enough to teach us (so I can include it in the article) which Poskim and what exactly and where did they say that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן that does not fail? We are not interested in biased פילפולים , or in those who said that דיו עשן is not being used because it fails easily or because it was not known how to make good quality דיו עשן. Nor are we interested in those who said to use עפצים וקנקנתום וגומא ואין לשנות when they discussed specifically the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink. We are interested to find out where and who (if any) said explicitly, based on sources, that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן , even when there is דיו עשן of good quality that does not ...
How old is this?
ReplyDeleteat least 150 years old
ReplyDeleteIt's so beautiful and rare...given it's age it should be sold for way above the market value because of this distinct feature.
ReplyDeletePS LOVE the broken-back פ (which the mishnat sofrim abhors and goes to lengths to say everything EXCEPT for calling it פסול...another indication of it's age-- post WWI one doesn't really see פ's like this sans for סופרים בורים
ReplyDeletea bout the פ, see here
ReplyDeletehttp://theworldofstam.blogspot.ca/2012/04/blog-post.html
Seen the suspended words a couple of times in Sifrey. Always interesting to see.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently writing a megillah for personal use. May I make such a teliya? The sefarim seem to permit it but there must be some reason no one does it anymore.
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