brushes and pens

[cristi at ix.netcom.com]

From:           	"Bill W." <william at amacalli.demon.co.uk>
To:             	"nahuat-l newsgroup" <nahuat-l at server2.umt.edu>
Subject:        	brushes and pens
Date sent:      	Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:28:16 -0000
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> Does anyone have references concerning pre-conquest writing and
> painting implements? I've found a bit about Maya brushes and quills,
> but so far no mention of what exactly the Mexica used to paint their
> books with. Did they have the same kind of reed-brush as the Maya?
> Were similar tools used throughout all Meso-American cultures?
>
> I'd be grateful for any enlightenment that can be offered on the
> subject.
>
What a great question.  I would love to know, too!

Cristi