SCRIPTORIUM


Meaning of SCRIPTORIUM in English

/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; scriptorium; see SCRIPT, -TORY 2 ]

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