Pelikan is celebrating this quantum leap in the history of human
civilization with a new limited edition. The first fountain pen of this series bears the name "Evolution of Script". With this, Pelikan is looking back to
the origins of writing thousands of years ago: from the cave paintings that were the precursors of writing, via the invention of hieroglyphics in Egypt and
Mesopotamian cuneiform, to the development of the Greek alphabet as the point of departure for European scripts.
The high-grade resin cap is
engraved with cave painting motifs. The barrel, which is gold-plated with lacquer embellishments, displays the other early forms of writing as finely drawn
symbols, hand-engraved in masterly fashion. The individual epochs are visually separated by gold-plated rings, in order to symbolize appropriately the line
of development. The incomparable nature of this collectors' item is very apparent in the 18-carat gold nib, which will be embossed with a different design
for each edition. On the clip, the shape of which reflects the overall form of the pen, the same pattern as is embossed on the nib is repeated in high
relief, recessed into the clip.
The Evolution of Script Limited Edition is limited to 930 pieces worldwide, recalling the first European
adaptation of the Phoenician alphabet, which occurred on Crete in around 930 BC. The edition number, which is engraved on the end of the filling knob, makes
each fountain pen unmistakably a one-and-only treasure.
