Oak galls are the result of gall wasps. Inside the galls are the insect's eggs and larvae. When the eggs are first laid, the ...

Cuvier on field cirsium Cynips gallæ-tinctoriæ Olivier, Cynips polycera Giraud, Cynips quercus-folii Linnæus (Cynips quercusterminalis) = Biorhiza pallida Olivier, Cynips quercustozæ Bosc, Pemphigus ...

The most important texts in western history - including the Magna Carta, Newton's theories and Mozart's music - were written using oak gall ink. It was the standard writing and drawing ink in ...