Jacques Herbin is the oldest name in pen inks in the world. He created The Jewel of Inks" in his shop on the Rue des Fossess Saint-Germain in Paris in 1700.
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Water Based Fountain Pen Ink
- Made from Natural Dyes
- Smooth Flowing and Fast Drying
The names chosen for each color are very poetic to preserve the originality of the brand and as a French tradition.
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Bleu des profondeurs: this blue is between the midnight blue and black pearl ink colors. Dark and deep, it evokes the deep ocean floor where a secret floral life develops. This blue will give a particular intensity to your writings.
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Bleu nuit (Midnight blue): this is the darkest color after the « perle noire » ink. A color symbol of the sky at night when bursting with stars in the summertime.
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Café des îles (Island coffee): a light brown color reminder of the great coffee smell enjoyed at the terrace of a café in a far away island.
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Larmes de cassis (Tears of blackcurrant): this ink with a dark purple hue is the symbol of grievance and penitence (Tears).
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Lie de thé (Brown tea): a subtle brown with soft shades whose name symbolizes the tea from Orient.
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Perle noire (Black Pearl): the black ink was the first created by Herbin, with an exceptional quality. He gave it the name “Perle Noire” for its preciousness.
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Poussière de lune (Moondust purple): a very poetic name, the color of the night when only the crescent moon is glowing in the dark.
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Rouge grenat: this red, the darkest of the range is rich and intense. It is between the Rouge Caroubier and Terre de feu. This deep red, like garnet, will bring warmth, energy and emotion to all your writings.
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Rose tendresse (Tenderness pink): this is the rose of love and the flowers of the same name and symbol of loveThe color represents the feeling of love and also tenderness shared by 2 lovers.
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Rouge opéra (Red opera): this is the red of passion, the passionate love from an opera. The design of the fan, a reminder of the Spanish flamenco and also synonym of passion.
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Vert empire (Green Empire): this color represents the proclamation of Napoleon Bonaparte on December 2nd 1804 as the French Emperor at the cathedral Notre-Dame in Paris. Napoleon Bonaparte famously crowned himself Emperor taking the imperial crown (the laurel crown) from the hands of Pope Pie VII to put it on his head. He then crowned his wife Josephine Empress. This scene is depicted in the painting by Jacques-Louis David, Le Sacre de Napoléon (The Coronation of Napoleon)It was a tradition among the Greeks and the Romans to crown the poets and the winners with a laurel wreath.In the Middle-Ages it was also a tradition to crown the distinguished scholars at the university with a laurel wreath.
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Vert olive (Green olive): the color refers to the olive tree, a Mediterranean tree which provides olive oil.In France, the olive tree is a symbol of the summer holidays, the cicadas and the popular novels of that region from the renowned writer Marcel Pagnol.
