The book 'Der Gänsekiel oder Womit schreiben?', subtitled 'Dichter und ihre Schreibgeräte', appeared as a companion volume to the exhibition at the Schiller-Nationalmuseum in 1994 and comprises around 90 pages in 13.5 by 21 cm format. Four writers with their preferred writing instruments are presented. Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) wrote almost exclusively with the goose quill, although stylus and pencil were already available toward the end of the 18th century. Eduard Mörike (1804–1875) used both goose quill and frequently stylus and pencil. Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) wrote both by hand and on the typewriter; a piston pen Osmia Supra had proven itself for him, which he had repaired in the late 1930s and after return acknowledged by letter with the remark that the nib had become somewhat coarser, but he himself was no longer what he once was. Peter Härtling, born 1933, writes exclusively with typewriter and fountain pen, corrects with ink, rarely with pencil or ballpoint; already as an eleven-year-old he owned a Montblanc piston pen and remained loyal to the brand but today uses cartridge pens. Alongside, the volume covers paper, ink, sealing wax, writing furniture and travel accessories of the respective epoch and is richly illustrated. Bibliographically the work belongs as 'Vom Schreiben 2' to the Marbacher Magazin 69 of 1994, edited by Sabine Fischer.