A recorder is an instrument around letters. As well as the use and the appearance of a recorder are close with on the writing the written writing are linked. In addition, cultural preferences, scanning rate and cause have influence on the choice of a recorder.

Many recorders are applicable also to drawing, marks and technical one drawing.

History of the recorders

Old recorders

The appearance from recorders is closely from the form of the writing, the underground on the writing and the cultural sense for aesthetics is connected.

Over with cuneiform script on clay/tone boards to write the Babylonier uses a stylus with triangular point with that it the characters in soft clay/tone pressed. This led to good legibility of the writing on the clay/tone.

In many places (e.g. in old Egypt) with a write pipe from reed one wrote. The modern Arab word for pin "„qalam "“is still derived from latin word "„calamus "“(= reed).

The Romans used styluses over on wax boards to write. Papyrus from Egypt found use however likewise.

Later feather/spring keels were used. Suitable bird feathers/springs usually come from the wing from geese and Raben. Calligraphers use such feathers/springs still.

Pencils became in 16. Century develops and took different forms. They consist of wood that a mine surround, which consisted later first of lead and silver alloys and of graphite. See also pencil

Nearly everything which a trace or a line leaves can as recorder are used, for example wax pins and Pastelkreiden. One can scratch also in rock, although one the equipment for this needed not when Schreibhilfe can designate.

Modern recorders

The first stylographs originate from early 18. Century, however only 19 became in. Century in more detail develops.

An invention 20. Century was the ball-point pen of Laszlo Biro.

Felt-tip pens have a core from a synthetic material with ink are evenly impregnated. The ink led to one depending upon requires differently formed point.

Nowadays also the stylus experienced one Renaissance, was used now it for the input of texts in PDAs.

Overview of recorders

Antiquity

In the antique one in many places (e.g. in old Egypt) with a write pipe from reed one wrote. The modern Arab word for pin "„qalam "“is still derived from latin word "„calamus "“(= reed).

Mine pins

Mine pins usually consist of a long thin staff of writable material, which is held by a coat or a covering.

Pencil, colored pencil, stylus, mechanical pin

Feather/spring pins

Pins, which transfer the write medium ink or india ink with a feather/spring as point to a writable document (write material).

Feather/spring keel, stylograph, pen, india ink stylograph, pulling feather/spring

Ink scooter and fine writer

Ball-point pen, ink scooter, gel scooter, text marker, felt-tip pen

Other one

Brush, stylus, wax mark pins, circle, chalk

Aid

Anspitzer, geo triangle, ruler, delete paper, eraser, pantograph, Tintenfass

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