A reed pen (Ancient Greek: κάλαμοι kalamoi; singular κάλαμος kalamos) or bamboo pen (traditional Chinese: 竹筆; simplified Chinese: 竹笔; pinyin: zhú bǐ) is a writing implement made by cutting and shaping a single reed straw or length of bamboo.

A Reed pen is made from a single piece of reed pointed into a square and split at the point. The first to use reed pens were scribes from Ancient Egypt in the 4th century BC for writing on papyrus. They would dip the reed pen into ink, and it would retain some ink in a split at the point.

A reed pen (Greek: κάλαμοι kalamoi; singular κάλαμος kalamos) is a writing implement made by cutting and shaping a single reed straw or length of bamboo. In Arabic, it is called Qalam. Reed pens were used throughout antiquity. The reed is cut at an angle, the tip is sharpened. Ink is used to write (in antiquity onto papyrus or ...

…a pen of a hard reed, split at the tip and cut into a nib (which had to be constantly sharpened), is an invention of the Greeks. Egyptian scribes used a soft reed, with which ink was brushed on. Read More

2016年5月23日 · The Reed Pen, as you see on the left, is what was used during Classical Antiquity (800 B.C- 400 A.D roughly) for literature. Archeologist have found these writing utensils in sites from Egypt and Greece, where most literature was produced during this time period.

2023年1月13日 · Reed pens were made by cutting a reed to a point and splitting the tip to create a nib. The ancient Egyptians would then dip the reed pen in ink made from soot and water and use it to write...

Kalamos (Ancient Greek: Κάλαμος, lit. ' reed, reed pen '; Latin: Calamus) is a Greek mythological figure. He is son of Maiandros, the god of the Maeander river. A story in Nonnus 's Dionysiaca tells about the love of two youths, Kalamos and Karpos. Karpos drowned in the Meander river while the two were competing in a swimming contest.

2020年5月26日 · A rough pen made from a section of a reed straw. Usage. To use the reed pen as a writing instrument, it must be filled with black ink or any colour of dye. It can hold 0.008 kg total. All 0.008 kg is used up when the pen is used for writing, even if …

Well-preserved reed pen or stylus, a Greek-style writing implement, from the great city founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian at the site where his lover Antinous drowned in the Nile, and named after him Antinoopolis.

Reed pens are a type of writing implement made by cutting and shaping a single reed straw or length of bamboo. Reed pens with regular features such as a split nib have been found in Ancient Egyptian sites dating from the 4th century BC.