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The So-called Scriptorium at Bu Njem
It is common for historians of ancient Rome to state that writers did not use desks (As Theodor Birt put it, “In antiquity, people did not write on desks”). I have noted before on the blog that I am not … Continue reading
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Tagged Bu Njem, desks, manuscripts, qumran, Roman Libya, Scriptoria, Scriptorium
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