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scriptoria

scriptoria is the plural of scriptorium.

Meaning of scriptorium

Noun

scriptorium (plural scriptoria or scriptoriums)

  1. (countable) A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.
    • The rules of the scriptorium varied in different monasteries, but artificial light was forbidden for fear of injury to the manuscripts, and silence was always enforced.1912, G[ilbert] Roger Hudleston, “Scriptorium”, in Charles G[eorge] Herbermann, Edward A[loysius] Pace, Condé B[enoist] Pallen, Thomas J[oseph] Shahan, John J[oseph] Wynne, editors, The Catholic...

Questions about scriptoria

What is scriptoria the plural of?
Scriptoria is the plural of scriptorium.

Words near scriptoria in the dictionary

  1. scriptocentrism
  2. Scriptol
  3. scripton
  4. scriptons
  5. scriptor
  6. scriptoria
  7. scriptorial
  8. scriptorian
  9. scriptorians
  10. scriptorium
  11. scriptoriums

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