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Prose As Light As a Feather

Photograph of a quill and a cylindrical inkwell made of ceramic and sandstone.

Quill, artifact, n.d.

Inkwell, artifact, 19th century

Source : Musée des Ursulines and Musée des Abénakis, photograph by Alexandre Pétrin

Even if few inhabitants in the 17th century know how to read and write, a quill and an inkwell are essential accessories to communicate and are used daily by notaries, such as Michel Roy.