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Definition of Scriptoriums

Scriptorium
Scriptorium Scrip*to"ri*um, n.; pl. Scriptoria. [LL. See Scriptory.] In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing. Writing rooms, or scriptoria, where the chief works of Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated. --J. R. Green.

Meaning of Scriptoriums from wikipedia

- A scriptorium (/skrɪpˈtɔːriəm/ ) was a writing room in medieval European monasteries for the copying and illuminating of m****cripts by scribes. The term...
- Digital Scriptorium (DS) is a non-profit, tax-exempt consortium of American libraries with collections of medieval and early modern m****cripts, that...
- Scriptorium Fonts was a type foundry based in Austin, Texas, founded in 1992 by game designer, editor and historian Dave Nalle. The type foundry had three...
- Scriptorium is the digital library of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne, part of the University of Lausanne in the Swiss canton of Vaud...
- The Abbey of Fulda (German: Kloster Fulda; Latin: Abbatia Fuldensis), from 1221 the Princely Abbey of Fulda (Fürstabtei Fulda) and from 1752 the Prince-Bishopric...
- Travels in the Scriptorium is a novel by Paul Auster first published in 2006. Elements from most past Auster novels all converge in this book: every character...
- region to another. It is thought to have originated before 778 CE at the scriptorium of the Benedictine monks of Corbie Abbey, about 150 kilometres (95 miles)...
- eScriptorium is a platform for manual or automated segmentation and text recognition of historical m****cripts and prints. The software is an open source...
- centuries. Sacred Scripture was always at the heart of every monastic scriptorium. As a general rule those of the monks who possessed skill as writers...
- abbey is of particular significance as the home of an especially skilled scriptorium and goldsmith's workshop, producing illuminated books and m****cripts...