scriptorium

skrɪpˈtoʊriəm
scriptoria
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Translation of scriptorium into German

Noun

1.

history

Rare
room for copying manuscripts in a monastery
Rare
Skriptorium n
  • The monks gathered in the scriptorium to copy texts.Die Mönche versammelten sich im Skriptorium, um Texte zu kopieren.
2.

writing

Rare
room designated for writing and copying manuscripts
Rare
Skriptorium n
  • The library included a scriptorium for scholars.Die Bibliothek enthielt ein Skriptorium für Gelehrte.
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    (history) Skriptorium
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    (writing) Skriptorium

Synonyms and analogies of scriptorium in English

n.copy roomMore synonyms

Examples of scriptorium in a sentence

  • In the scriptorium, ancient texts were preserved.
  • Monks gathered in the scriptorium daily.

Translations of "scriptorium" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasSkriptoriumnn.

Now you are also forbidden to enter the scriptorium.

Nun verbiete ich dir außerdem, das Skriptorium zu betreten.

The scriptorium will be arranged according to my instructions.

Das Skriptorium wird nach meinen Anweisungen eingerichtet.

dieSchreibstubenf.

Otto would like to stay longer in the scriptorium.

Otto würde gerne noch länger in der Schreibstube bleiben.

The stairs lead from the scriptorium to the library.

Die Treppe führt von der Schreibstube in die Bibliothek.

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  • Schreibschulenf.

scriptorium: Examples and translations in context

Later, he relied upon helpers from the scriptorium.

Später griff er auf Helfer aus dem Skriptorium zurück.

Salzburg boasted a library and a scriptorium.

Salzburg verfügte auch über eine Bibliothek und ein Skriptorium.

Yesterday morning, after service, it ventured underneath the scriptorium windows.

Gestern morgen, nach der Messe, hat er sich bis unter die Fenster des Skriptoriums gewagt.

The scriptorium must be above there.

Das Skriptorium muss dort drüber liegen.

Working conditions in a monastic scriptorium must have been dire.

Die Arbeitsbedingungen in den klösterlichen Schreibstuben mussten äußerst beschwerlich gewesen sein.

The term was apparently used parallel to terms such as scriptorium (copying room for scribes in medieval monasteries) and dormitorium (dormitory).

Anscheinend wurde der Begriff dabei parallel zu Ausdrücken wie scriptorium (Schreibstube) und dormitorium (Schlafsaal oder Zellengang) benutzt.

More than twelve hundred years ago a monk painstakingly copied out the Gospels, letter by letter, in a chilly scriptorium.

Vor über zwölfhundert Jahren kopierte ein Mönch die Evangelien mühsam, Wort für Wort, in einer kalten Schreibstube, auch Skriptorium genannt.

Large monasteries maintained a school for Latin, a library and a scriptorium.

Große Klöster unterhielten eine Lateinschule, eine Bibliothek und ein Skriptorium.

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