Writing Supplies

 

Writing and Literature

  • Writing Supplies
  • Literature

     

     

    This page created by Larry Martin.

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    RESOURCES

  • Roman Writing: Littera Scripta Manet. Web sites from LacusCurtius an excellent site by Bill Thayer. These are a selection of entries related to the production of written materials drawn from William Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities.
    - Liber: The Roman Book - from Smith's Dictionary
    - Ink: from Smith's Dictionary
    - Tabulae: from Smith's Dictionary
    - The Stilus: from Smith's Dictionary
    - The Capsa: from Smith's Dictionary

  • A Corpus of Roman Writing Tablets from Roman Britain, a British Academy Project.
    http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/RIB/ RIBIV/jp1.htm
    A brief but nice selection of pictures of lead tablets found in Roman Britain - with bibliography.

  • Ancient Bookmaking of the Early Roman Empire, by Meredith Drye of UNC.
    http://www.unc.edu/courses/ rometech/public/content/arts_and_crafts/ Meredith_Drye/Ancient_Bookmaking.htm
    A quick historical overview of the progression from papyrus to the production of codices.

  • Materials and Delivery: The Roman Epistle, by T. Ball.
    http://www.skidmore.edu/~t_ball/ epistlematerial.htm
    A short but effective discussion of mail delivery in the Roman world - it includes an excellent image of a wax tablet.

  • Evolution of Latin Characters, by Dr. Robert Fradkin of the University of Maryland.
    http://www.wam.umd.edu/~rfradkin/ latin.html
    Curious about the Development of the Latin alphabet? This page traces the development of letter forms from Phoenicia to the Roman world via clever animation.

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    EXERCISES

  • Latin Terms and Writing
    Learn the Latin terms for various writing supplies used in the Roman world. Once a basic vocabulary is acquired, students may take on on-line quiz to test their knowledge

    • A resource for students and teachers, created at the Austin College Summer Institute for Foreign Languages, funded by the Sid W. Richardson Foundation of Ft. Worth, Texas. This material may be used for educational purposes but may not be sold (©2002). For information and inquiries, please contact Prof. Robert W. Cape, Jr. (rcape@austincollege.edu).