Roman Correspondence Flashcards by Taylor Alkire

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What was the slave who sent Mail

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What was a tabellarius

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Slave who wrote at their master’s dictations

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Librarii

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Codicilli

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Book hinges for tablet’s used for letters

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Stilus

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Ivory/Metal Instrument for writing on tablets

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Calamus

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Reed pen

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Atramentum

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Ink

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Linum

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Thread for sealing a letter

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Schedae

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Letters written on sheets of paper

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Codex

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Modern style book

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Membranum

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Parchment

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Palimpestum

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reused parchment or paper

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Scapus

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A stack of twenty sheets of paper

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Umbilicus

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The pole around which a scroll is bound

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Cornua

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Knobs at the end of a umbilicus

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Titulus

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Small strip of paper with the name of the work attached to the knob

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Capsa

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Wooden box that held scrolls

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Cera

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Wax used to seal a letter

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Signum

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Seal used to enclose a letter

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Armaria

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Cupboards that could sometimes hold books

Q

What was a tabellarius

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A

What was the slave who sent Mail

Q

Librarii

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A

Slave who wrote at their master’s dictations

Q

Book hinges for tablet’s used for letters

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A

Codicilli

Q

Ivory/Metal Instrument for writing on tablets

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A

Stilus

Q

Reed pen

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A

Calamus

Ink

Atramentum

Thread for sealing a letter

Linum

Letters written on sheets of paper

Schedae

Modern style book

Codex

Parchment

Membranum

reused parchment or paper

Palimpestum

A stack of twenty sheets of paper

Scapus

The pole around which a scroll is bound

Umbilicus

Knobs at the end of a umbilicus

Cornua

Small strip of paper with the name of the work attached to the knob

Titulus

Wooden box that held scrolls

Capsa

Wax used to seal a letter

Cera

Seal used to enclose a letter

Signum

Cupboards that could sometimes hold books

Armaria