: a copying room for scribes especially in a medieval monastery

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The scriptorium darkens over white vellum. Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2011 The books were assembled in the Rupertsberg scriptorium, where nuns transcribed Hildegard’s prose and inserted illustrations of her ideas. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin scribere

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scriptorium was in 1695

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“Scriptorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scriptorium. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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scriptorium

noun
: a copying room in a monastery for use by scribes in the Middle Ages

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