Ancient Books and Manuscripts, Writing, and Writing Instruments
Sold by JF Ptak Science Books, Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 28 June 2016
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketSold by JF Ptak Science Books, Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 28 June 2016
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket||Ancient Books and Manuscripts, Writing, and Writing Instruments|| Lithograph in color from: Gustavus Ragn Schlyter, Monumenta Antiquitatis. Junkoping, 1876. Lithographed by Junkopings Lithografica. 19" x 14". This is a large antique lithograph printed in 1876 on heavy paper from the rare work by Schlyter on Greek and Roman antiquities there are only four copies of this work (two in Denmark, one each in Sweden and Texas) found in the massive bibliographic database OCLC, and there have been no copies offered for sale for some time. GOOD+ condition, with occasional foxing and a 3"x4" waterstain on the bottom left corner. Scarce.__+__ Identifying the elements of the lithograph: Liber literally, book , in this case being a Roman scroll written on papyrus. Cerae (from the word for wax 0, was similar to the Greek tryptich, a kind of primer that was composed of three hard surfaces, the interiors of which were covered in wax so that they could be reused many times. Stilus stylus , was used to incise figures in the wax Cerae, while the opposite (and flat) and was used to basically erase and smooth the wax. Arundo a filament of a hollow-core plant, used as a quill would be used. Scalprum a small cutting instrument Graphium another form of stylus. Atramentarium an inkwell (the inks being made of a mixture of carbon soot, resin, wine dregs, and cutdefish ink). Volumina a collection of scrolls or texts, volumes . Capsa a holder for volumina, the attendants of which were called capsanii .
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