Scriptorium
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Scriptorium
A room, as in a monastery, library, etc,etc, where manuscripts are stored, read or copied. One of the most famous ones, at least for lovers of the English language, is the one where James Murray and numerous assistants worked to create the first edition of the OED.
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I think of the Library in the movie The Name of the Rose.
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
The Name of the Rose was the first Umberto Eco novel I read, followed by Foucault's Pendulum. The movie was OK, although it freaked out the relatives I convinced to watch it. (There were no pratfalls or fart jokes.)
You can examine a web-based scriptorium here or here. (No sabotage poisons, but I'd still recommend washing after touching the keyboard, before touching your mouth...)
Thanks for posting this word, Grogie.
gailr
You can examine a web-based scriptorium here or here. (No sabotage poisons, but I'd still recommend washing after touching the keyboard, before touching your mouth...)
Thanks for posting this word, Grogie.
gailr
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