scriptorium

scrip·to·ri·um  (skrp-tôr-m, -tr-)

n. pl. scrip·to·ri·ums or scrip·to·ri·a (-tôr-, -tr-)

A room in a monastery set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records.

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[Medieval Latin scrptrium, from Latin scrptus, past participle of scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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scriptorium [skrɪpˈtɔːrɪəm]

n pl -riums, -ria [-rɪə]

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a room, esp in a monastery, set apart for the writing or copying of manuscripts

[from Medieval Latin]

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scriptorium

a room in a monastery for the writing or copying of manuscripts.

See also: Manuscripts

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scriptorium - a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts monastery - the residence of a religious community room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

Translations

scriptorium

n pl <scriptoria> → Schreibstube f (eines Klosters)