A person who studies pens is called a...?

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Does anyone know the term for a person who studies pens & other writing instruments? This is not a trick question, joke, or quiz - just curious if there is such a title.
 
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I study every pen I make, and consider each to be a penultimate [real word...you know what it means, right?] in my quest to seek perfection (or as close as I can achieve toward that goal). So I would say for me, the answer is "Steve" aka SteveG.
 
..not positive but my interpretation is "Penagraphistic".
 
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SteveG said:
I study every pen I make, and consider each to be a penultimate [real word...you know what it means, right?] in my quest to seek perfection (or as close as I can achieve toward that goal). So I would say for me, the answer is "Steve" aka SteveG.
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Penultimate actually means next to last. So, every pen you make is the next to last one you'll make?:wink::biggrin::wink:
 
Penultimate...
Yep, that is what I mean. This just has a way of keeping on keepin' on though. Do not ask me to 'splain it, 'cause I can't!:confused::rolleyes:
 
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I would have thought penologist too...seemed logical...however, as it turns out, that's a person who studies the management of prisons & jails......hhhhmmmmmm

Any other guesses or ideas? There must be an etymologist out there somewhere!
 
A person that studies pens is called lonely....:rolleyes:

I doubt that pen turning or pen making has a trade title as originally this was surely just a small part of what a Scribe had to do? He would select a suitable quill and using his knife ( a penknife ) would shape and maintain the tip.
As they would spend maybe many months writing books and manuscripts, the actual 'pen making' part was insignificant.

I guess it would be like calling a Tailor a 'needle threader' or a Nurse a 'Bed pan emptier'.......stupid examples, but you get the drift...:wink:

HOWEVER!!!!!:mad: Maybe, just maybe...it would all be completely different if our Scribe was using Component Quills instead of the cheap run of the mill kit versions......:tongue:
 
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HOWEVER!!!!!:mad: Maybe, just maybe...it would all be completely different if our Scribe was using Component Quills instead of the cheap run of the mill kit versions......:tongue:
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My question is whether or not he was using Quality Component Quills, or generic sub-par Component Quills?
 
skiprat said:
A person that studies pens is called lonely....:rolleyes:

I doubt that pen turning or pen making has a trade title as originally this was surely just a small part of what a Scribe had to do? He would select a suitable quill and using his knife ( a penknife ) would shape and maintain the tip.
As they would spend maybe many months writing books and manuscripts, the actual 'pen making' part was insignificant. (/quote)

Maybe not on a unit of time per word penned basis . Quills were replaced with steel dip pens which were in turn replaced by fountain pens and in their turn by ballpoints . I would think those changes were largely driven by efficiency improvements i.e. less time to pen a word .

Quill maintenance time was probably significantly reduced by the change to the steel nib , nib dipping time was reduced by changing to the fountain pen with an ink reservoir , and further reduced by going to the ballpoint with a more concentrated ink . Blotting time was also eliminated by the ballpoint , although at the cost of an occasional shirt .

(/quote)I have no idea of the number of words which can be written before a quill needs to be re-tuned , but I suspect it is substantially less than can be written before a good ballpoint refill needs to be replaced .

I guess it would be like calling a Tailor a 'needle threader' or a Nurse a 'Bed pan emptier'.......stupid examples, but you get the drift...:wink:

HOWEVER!!!!!:mad: Maybe, just maybe...it would all be completely different if our Scribe was using Component Quills instead of the cheap run of the mill kit versions......:tongue:
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I think that would depend solely upon which end of the goose he plucked the quill from .
 
MaestroAM said:
Does anyone know the term for a person who studies pens & other writing instruments? This is not a trick question, joke, or quiz - just curious if there is such a title.
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That is a simple answer. Grammatology scientific study of writing systems.

However, many others fall into this realm as well.

Graphology = The study of handwriting.

penmaker = one who makes pens for writing.

orthography = spelling

most seem to standardize on "writing systems"

Palaeography = ancient handwritings.

literacy = ability to read and write
 
I am a member of the Ottawa Fountain Pen Society. We have a special event every year on February 1st to celebrate that we are fountain pen enthusiasts.

Stylophile Day

Each member rights a celebratory card to every other member. The main rule is that as a minimum, somewhere on the card has to be hand written with a fountain pen. If your nuts like me, you do the whole thing in pen (all 40 of them). I have a 3 nib sheaffer calligraphy set. I will normally sign it with one of my own fountain pens. While my penmanship is not great, it is fun.
 
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