Customs: Roman Correspondence Flashcards by Noah Harris | Brainscape

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calamus

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reed pen

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amanuensis

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secretary

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stylus/graphium

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ivory/metal instrument for writing on tablets

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titulus

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name tag

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codicilli/pugilares

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book hinges

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codex

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modern-style book

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palimpsestum

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reused parchment or paper

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capsa/scrinium

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box that held scrolls

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signum (for a letter)

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seal used to enclose a letter

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umbilicus

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pole about which a scroll is bound

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atramentum

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ink

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cera

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wax used to seal a letter

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membranum

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parchment

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