Definition of Scriptarium
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (countable) A room in a monastery set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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