The Story of an Ink Legend! Jacques Herbin!
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2023
- It is always fun when J. Herbin sends a care package! This one has a shocking conclusion!
Join me as we learn the History of this venerable brand and then unbox some Goodies!
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Time Stamps
00:00:01 - Intro
00:00:33 - The History of J. Herbin
00:01:21 - Sealing Wax
00:02:58 - The Origins of Ink
00:03:47 - “Good Guy” Inks
00:04:16 - Legacy & Today
00:05:25 - Unboxing!
00:06:53 - Rhodia Touch Maya Pad
00:07:56 - J. Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs Ink
00:09:19 - J Herbin Kenzo Takada Shogun
00:09:30 - Some words on Kenzo Takada
00:10:43 - Unboxing Glass Dip Pen
00:12:28 - The Ink Library Returns
00:13:43 - Shogun Ink into The Ink Library
00:17:18 - Bleu des Profondeurs Into the Ink Library
00:20:46 - Bleu des Profondeurs Ink into Rhodia Maya
00:22:22 - Shogun into Rhodia Maya
00:24:07 - Final Words
00:24:51 - Thank You to Members! - Jak na to + styl
Please make more ink videos, they are a large reason why I am into fountain pens. This was delightful !
Thank you!
I go back to J Herbin Bleu de Prevanche over and over again. Speaking of ASMR-journaling with their Encre de Rose scented ink is next level.
That sounds fun.
I bought my first bottle of fountain pen ink in Paris and it was J. Herbin Lie de Thè. Now, Vert de Gris is my signature ink. Another wonderful video. Thank you!
Lie De The is a beautiful ink. One of my fountain pens is inked up with it now.😊
I am team Vert de Gris too! It is perfect for everything and is sentimental too, as it was the first FULL bottle I ever purchased 😍
That is so fun! Right from the source. Wonderful.
History and ink, doesn't get much better than that!
Thank you!
I love J Herbin inks! 3 in particular: Amethyste de l"oural, Poussiere de Lune, and Rouge Grenat. They just flow so beautifully and are so saturated! In the past I tried samples of several of their inks from Tom's (Ink Journal's) Ink Flight and there were just none I didn't like. This was a great video Hemingway ... I love the history and seeing these new to me inks!!
Thanks so much Chris!
It's fascinating how this year has immersed me in French classics, from Hugo to Dumas, and even Mark Twain's Joan of Arc. I'm not entirely sure why I embarked on this literary journey, but here I am, currently finishing Les Misérables. This exploration has also led me to delve into the authors' history.
It's astonishing to think that all 1,800 pages of Les Misérables were written using quill and ink. After watching your video, I learned that J. Herbin ink was likely used during that time. It adds an extra layer of significance for me to know that I'm using ink from a company that supplied ink for some of the world's greatest literary masterpieces.
Once again, my friend, thank you for sharing such an incredible video.
Hello BenJoe, that is a very ambitious reading list. Well done. It’s true about Mr. Hugo; he used it and endorsed it. He may have written that entire manuscript in it. We may have to track that manuscript down. It maybe extant. Thanks so much!
@@HemingwayJones With Hunchback he bought ONE bottle of ink (per the legend) and the day he finished, he used the last drop of ink. He said he wanted to title the book, what comes out of one bottle of ink.
That is amazing. Sort of like the marble yielding David.
Nice to know Herbin found inspiration from India. Thanks for sharing
I wish there was more detail on the stories. It sounds really fascinating. So much color and inspiration there.
I love J. Herbin inks and these two look wonderful. I have to give wax seals a go. Thanks for another great video. Please continue folding history into your work.
Thank you so much!
I love J. Herbin inks! I would trust them (except maybe not the shimmer inks) in any pen including my expensive or vintage pens. Thanks for sharing your unboxing and writing samples of these lovely inks with us!
Thanks so much! Yes,, they are “Good Guy” inks! All the best.
This was quite fascinating. I was previously unaware of the J. Herbin brand enduring hundreds of years. Based on their quality alone, it is unsurprising that their inks have stood the test of time. I have recently begun my own "Ink Library" due to your influence. I swatch my inks in a very similar manner. Bleu Nuit by J. Herbin opened me up to Blues when I was previously disinterested in the color blue for ink. That Cerulean Blue shirt actually pops wonderfully on-screen and the Blue swirls emblazoned across that dip pen was aesthetically-pleasing in the extreme! Thanks so much for sharing, Hemingway. ✒
I just love these short of videos, as is it way more than an unboxing of a review. The mix of history and helpful information along with your personal reflections is exactly why your content is different from most of what is out there. I was mesmerized when you were twirling that glass dip pen, just wow!!
Also, reading the comments is bad for my VISA! All the sudden I am adding "Lie de Thè" into a cart and a few other bottles are following, hahah! Love this community
Thanks very much! Comments like this keep me going. Thank you.
My roommate saw me with my J. Herbin glass pen yesterday and was shocked! She said she used to have a bunch of them and thought they were just pretty decorative things. That, I think, is one of the great things about them. When the tip eventually breaks, they will still look beautiful and can be placed in a window where they can catch the light and continue to inspire.
That is a wonderful way to recycle!
A belated Happy Birthday.
I have had my eye on J. Herbin for some time. Somehow, not gotten to it to buy some. Love the blue... My next haul for sure.
And, I do agree with your prevalence for more saturating inks. I love the contrast on paper, especially on lightly colored or ivory paper.
Thank you! J Herbin is pretty great.
I purchased that gorgeous Syogun ink the moment they released it. I had a glass Herbin dip pen but it rolled off my desk and you know what happened next😢. Will get another soon.
Nooo!!! Glass dip pen causality. So sorry.
Hi Hemingway! What a great surprise from J. Herbin! I love their inks! I’m so fortunate to have discovered J. Herbin inks very early in my pen journey. Thanks for sharing! As I will be adding these two into my collection in the future! Take care!
Thanks very much!
Love the transcript to this which attempts to identify the manufacturer as as either ‘Jay Urban’ or ‘Jerry Bond’. 😊
lol, right?!? 😂
That’s awesome! My accent doesn’t help.
My favorite Herbin blue is Bleu de Minuit, but the two you are using are also stunning.
I’ll probably come around to that one as well. Thanks.
Another masterpiece, just what I needed on a cold, rainy Alaskan summer day. Always feel renewed after watching your videos!
Thanks so much!
I think the front of the bottle with blue ink is a pen rest :)
I do use all the Jacques Herbin essential inks (forget the French name). Recommend you check them out for the subtle elegance you may connect with France when you see the colours :)
Thanks for another good video!
Thanks so much for watching! I love the bottles, so charming.
I do not like “normal” black inks. Therefore Shogun is my favorite ink when I want a high contrast in my writing. Always shocks me when I realize that American really only speak English. Greetings from Hamburg Gabrielle
Beautiful video, but the portrait of that man on a ship is that of another Jacques, Jacques Cartier, discoverer of New France!
I just tried Herbin's ink a few weeks ago and am already a big fan of Perle Noire. Matched with a Goulet Medium Nib on a Moonman 800 writing on a Clairefontaine 90 gsm paper, it is just so amazing! No need of a gold nib to achieve extra softness!!
I have the J Herbin Gris d'houle, a medium "No. 2 Pencil" gray. Excellent for correspondence, journaling, and business. Elegant in my Pelikan m805 Stresemann.
Brilliant!
Well done HJ...Informative!
Not sure why I've not particularly noticed this before, but your thumb wrapped across the pen and over your index finger is most unusual. However, it does demonstrate the individual nature of writing. 😎
I currently own Perle Noire & Eclat de Saphir (staples), along with Cacao du Bresil & Rouge Grenat. Of those I'm currently using Cacao du Bresil (Prera M), which was not the colour I was expecting at all. Given its name I was looking forward to trying a deep brown ink, but I see little brown at all. Notwithstanding, it seems to be a deep charcoal colour with a hint of brown at best or a lightish black with a hint of blue. Yup, I get those descriptions do not equate to each other, but it's an awkward colour to definitively describe & looks different in certain light. I mostly use fine nibs, but for this ink I purposely chose a medium due to its shading nature.
I do like the blue here and I assume I'll purchase at some point, just I've got so many blues as is, I'd like to use some before another blue makes it's way here!
Cheers. ✒️✒️✒️
I am so glad you enjoyed this!
Really enjoyed the review, thank you Hemingway. My everyday ink is Herbin’s Gris Nuage, which has supplanted Lamy’s Agate and Montblanc’s Heritage Spider Metamorphosis Webb Grey in my affections. As regards the bottle: lovely, yes; but a bit impractical for some large nibbed pens - as Vemilliontea points out in the comments. I always have an ink miser (from Sailor) sitting next to the bottle so that I don’t have to waste any of the precious liquid.
Thanks so much!
@Hemingway Jones
This video is simply divine Hemingway! The dip pen is amazing. Does Herbin make them in house in France?
Thank you very much for yet another fascinating and scintillating video!
Lisa
Thanks for watching! I'm not sure where it comes from. Murano makes some lovely ones, but I don't know where they get these. Sorry!
The one Herbin ink I have is Gris Nuage, which i bought because it is the lightest gray on the market. On some papers it is not very readable, but it is quite useful for my multi-hue drawings.
However, moving forward, I am buying exclusively De Atramentis Document inks, as I have HAD IT with fading inks.
That makes sense, My Friend. There are no substitutes for permanent.
Those J. Herbin glass pens are just heavenly. Love them. So beautiful!
I agree completely!
What a great video! Love the Herbin inks. Thanks so much.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
I just bought my first Herbin ink today, Cacao du Bresil : ) and so I thought to check your video out. I'm fascinated!
I hope you like it! Thanks!
@@HemingwayJones couldn't be more happier : )
Wonderful video thank you. I love the Rouge d'Orient in my Waterman 52 Ripple Red.
Good choice!
@@HemingwayJones thank you!
love éclat de saphir but also more than equally love bleu nuit, not tried bleu des profondeurs yet; have just bought a 10ml bottle of perle noir: can’t wait!, thanks:)
It’s a pleasure! Thanks for watching.
This is my favorite ink company
They are amazing. Thanks for watching.
In French, profondeur means depth. So it is blue from the deep (sea) 😊
It lives up to the billing.
What a beautiful history. I think the picture at the beginning is of Jacques Cartier. I also think it's fascinating this ink was used by Napoleon. I haven't explored many inks by Herbin, but I do have and love Emeraude de Chivor. Happy belated
No one knows what poor Jacques Herbin looked like. I wish I had that AI Generator program to make an image for me. That would have been nice. Emeraude De Chivor is Magic! Thanks for the kind birthday wishes.
Happy belated birthday! I used my Herbin sealing wax for the first time today when sending out a couple of pen pal letters. The wax seals add quite a bit of class to a letter. I love my J. Herbin inks, but the 30ml bottles can be a bit tricky as the nib does not dip fully into the ink once half the ink is used. Putting the remainder of the ink into sample vials remedies the issue. Fantastic video as always, Hemingway.
Thanks so much. I had forgotten I mentioned that. My videos always run a month behind
Hudson Bay grant never was for all of Canada but you are correct a huge hunk of the country.
Just discovered your channel and really enjoying it.
Thanks very much!
Really enjoyed this video. Recently purchased J Herbin sealing wax based on your recommendation.
Awesome. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know your thoughts when it arrives.
Great Pen ink, they do such a great job at perfecting ink. I like J. Herbie ink, but dont like the shimmer in my pens, as they keep getting clogged. However I do use Fine and Extra-Fine. Very well made Video HJ. Sorry I did not watch earlier, but life happens lol.
No worries, John! Enjoy them when you want. All the best, My Friend.
Thank you for a great introduction to this historic brand. On another front, I would’ve imagined you as more of a Benchmade Proper kind of guy! Cheers!
Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I carry a Benchmade Bailout with a Tanto M4 blade. I need to watch to see which I used in this one? Maybe my Helle? I use that to open envelopes. Thanks.
Great video! Happy Belated Birthday!
Thank you!
Fantastic video HJ. Lovely inks and a great music soundtrack in the background.
I’m still contemplating wax seals, never can tell !!!
You can do it! It’s a fun rabbit hole to dive down.
The Bleu Des Profondeurs was my very 1st blue ink purchase. I have not found another blue which holds up to it.
That is an excellent color! I have it in my Bronze Kaweco Sport right now.
Great video! I enjoyed hearing about the history of Jacques Herbin inks. I love the Lie De The and 1670 Emerald of Chivor inks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Those are classic!
Thank you for another great, relaxing and informative video! My favourite J Herbin inks are Ambre de Birmanie, Kenzo Shogun and Éclat de Saphir (thanks for your introduction to the latter). I have my TWBSI 1.1 stub Eco permanently inked with the Kenzo Shogun and it writes like a dream even when left for weeks. The Bleu Des Profondeurs has just gone onto my wish list!
Thanks for sharing!! Thanks for watching.
Great video! I love J. Herbin! I purchased some ink and a glass pen as soon as I finished watching the video!
Wonderful! Let me know your thoughts.
after this video i must say i am impressed with all love you show J. Herbin. i bought my wife a bottle of their ink but not sure of exact color. and at the time i bought it i didn't realize what a history Herbin has with inks. now i know. love that shogun bottle. may have to try it. thanks. "lead dog"!
Thanks so much! I appreciate that immensely.
I really like the blue ink they sent you. Lovely video!
Thank you so much!
This was fascinating!! I hope you’ll do more ink videos!
Thank you! Yes, most certainly. I just did a fun list of inks for Dark Academia. Thanks for watching.
@@HemingwayJones that was a great video too!! I enjoyed it. I always like your dark academia videos!!
Thank you! I’ll probably do an inks Part II soon.
A bottle of Emeraude de Chivor just arrived in the post today. I loved the sample so much that I ordered the whole bottle. Poussiére de Lune I also like. I'd love to try Améthyste l'Oural next!
Emeraude is awesome! Great choices.
Great video Heminway ! I love "Bleu des profondeurs" it's my favourite blue black ink. I use it at work, for study andfor journaling. Ever have a fountain pen with this ink. I say you one year ago about "Lie the te" , a marvellous brown ink. I'm not sure if you try it yet, but you must try, believe me. Greetings From Madrid
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind comment. I love that color. J Herbin is sending some stuff over. I’ll see if I can get that one. Thanks so much.
Cafe Des Iles is my favorite J. Herbin ink. I've really been leaning toward browns and greys lately. The Bleu des Profundeurs was a lot nicer than I expected. Might have to get it.
I may try Cafe dew Lles! Sounds charming.
I like that you used an Erik Satie composition
I’m mad for Satie. Luckily there are three of his in the music library. Thanks!
Signet rings are functionally similar to the Japanese Chop which is still used today to authenticate documents
I don't own any J Herbin inks, yet. These look great, enjoyed the video, I also really like that dark blue ink! Cheers HJ.
Thanks Brother!
Interesting! I got my first J. Herbin ink just 2 days ago,
Rouille d'Ancre (anchor grid).
A rather light pink-ish brown / brown-ish pink?
And I still have yet to grasp what the colour reminds me of
assuming some cosmetics my mother used to use?
She passed away many many years ago.
Anyways, thank you
Wonderful!
I have seen some people translate the colour name as Rusty Anchor. It is a delightful shade which I find changes according to the pen and paper used. It also reminds me somewhat of Colorverse's Brunch Date, which I also love. I love using inks that you cannot quite figure out what colour they are. That is why I also love Vert de Gris.
@@debbybrown5687 Thank you, I will have to look into these.
Which ink was made for Hugo? When I went to the Hugo museum, I saw a page that I think was in Poussiere de Lune, Moondust. a gorgeous mauve.
My favourite Herbin inks are: Rouge Caroubier, Lierre Sauvage, and Cacao du Bresil. I am enjoying a bottle of Vert de Gris, but I'm not sure it's a favourite. Perhaps on the second tier with Poussiere de Lune and Bleu Minuit. I've tried a few of their too-light shades such as Gris Nuage and Menthe Diabolo, but I'm not keen on them.
Ordered a few days ago a trope of ink samples some j herbin
Wonderful!
J. Herbin's bottles may be classical but they are rather unpractical. One good thing that can be said for them is that they don't fall over easily. But the neck is very narrow for filling and you quickly get to a too shallow level of ink for pens that need to be dipped, piston and vac. ...And that shelf for the pen. The bottle design was probably made for dip pens. Fountain pens were maybe not even invented at the time?
Quite possibly. I still love them. I can bear a bit of inconvenience for charm. The MB bottle is probably the best design, but suffers from from asymmetry. This would make for an interesting video idea.
The glass pen is very nice,how was yr trip to New York? Frank in Oswego I'll
My favorite J. Herbin ink is Emeraude de Chivor.
That is an excellent choice!
What color did Hugo use?
It was a shiny black.
This is a wonderful video, but would it be so hard to stop saying "G. Herbanne" and pronounce it correctly, please?
It's pronouced [ʒi ɛʁbɛ̃]. Please I beg you
Thanks for watching and I am glad you are enjoying it. I’m sure every native speaker would love perfect pronunciation of their respective languages. We do what we can. All the best.