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A Relief from Ostia Showing Writers at Desks
The museum at the archaeological park at Ostia Antica has reopened after many years of closure for renovations. The results are quite impressive, and I hope to have a chance to post some reflections about the museum itself soon, but … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Book History, books, copyists, desks, history, Ostia, Ostia Antica, Rome, scribes, tables, technology
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