- scriptorium
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Scriptorium — Scriptorium, [ Scriptorium , from the medieval Latin script , scribere (to write), where orium is the neuter singular ending for adjectives describing place.] literally a place for writing , is commonly used to refer to a room in medieval… … Wikipedia
Scriptorium — • A large room set apart in a monastery for the use of the scribes or copyists of the community Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scriptorium Scriptorium … Catholic encyclopedia
SCRIPTORIUM — Dans son sens le plus étroit, le local de l’abbaye où les manuscrits étaient confectionnés: c’est au scriptorium que le parchemin était préparé, mis en cahiers puis confié aux scribes et aux enlumineurs. Par extension, le scriptorium désigne… … Encyclopédie Universelle
scriptorium — 1774, from L.L. scriptorium place for writing, neut. of L. scriptorius pertaining to writing, from L. scriptus, pp. of scribere to write (see SCRIPT (Cf. script)) … Etymology dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] Writing rooms, or scriptoria, where the chief… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scriptorium — /skrip tɔrjum/ s. neutro, lat. mediev. (propr. stilo; luogo di copiatura dei manoscritti ), usato in ital. al masch. (eccles., filol.) [nell alto medioevo, l ambiente annesso a una chiesa, oppure a un monastero, e la relativa scuola, dove gli… … Enciclopedia Italiana
scriptorium — [skrip tôr′ē əm] n. pl. scriptoria [skrip tôr′ēə] [ML < L scriptus: see SCRIPT1] a writing room; esp., a room in a monastery for copying manuscripts, writing, and studying … English World dictionary
Scriptorium — Esta miniatura del siglo XV de Jean Miélot (muerto en 1472)[1] representa al propio autor trabajando, precisamente mientras compila sus Miracles de Nostre Dame, en los que esta miniatura aparece. El término scriptorium … Wikipedia Español
Scriptorium — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Scriptorium (homonymie). Saint Matthieu travaillant sur une illustration dans un scriptorium mediév … Wikipédia en Français
Scriptorium — Mönch im Scriptorium Als Skriptorium bezeichnet man die seit der Spätantike entstehenden, meist in Klöstern befindlichen Schreibstuben, in denen sakrale und teilweise auch profane Texte handschriftlich dupliziert werden. Mehrheitlich war das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
scriptorium — /skrip tawr ee euhm, tohr /, n., pl. scriptoriums, scriptoria / tawr ee euh, tohr /. a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied. [1765 75; < ML scriptorium; see SCRIPT, TORY2] * * * ▪… … Universalium
