History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.s2.t2.4

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Generally the dye-stuffs producing black and red colour were used in preparation of inks. Sometimes haritāla (yellow orpiment) also was used. The use of haritala was very common in old manuscripts for correction of letters or deletion. Clothes were marked with marking inks known as dhoby's ink prepared generally from organic dyes like ink nuts etc. free from carbon.