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单词 scriptorium
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scriptorium

/skrɪpˈtɔːrɪəm /
noun (plural scriptoria /skrɪpˈtɔːrɪə/ or scriptoriums) chiefly historical
A room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied.After all, it was assumed that all monks could read and write. Monasteries also contained libraries and scriptoria, or writing rooms, in which manuscripts were copied....
  • By the 9th century, most monasteries had writing rooms or scriptoria.
  • A limited form of mass production was able to be achieved in large scriptoria contained in monasteries.

Origin

Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, from Latin script- 'written', from the verb scribere.

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