scriptorium

Meaning

Noun

A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.

Origin

From Medieval Latin scrīptōrium, from Latin scrīptōrius ("pertaining to writing"). escritoire.

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