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Arcane Implements of Scribes’ Craft
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- 1. Rare archaic word for a small portable ink container used by scribes (Greek origin)
- 2. Earliest printed books, but also an analogy for fragile beginnings in writing tools
- 3. Ancient slender quill forged not from feather, but aquatic plant stalk
- 6. Ancient craftsman wielding stylus or pen, indispensable in record keeping
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- 4. Pointed instrument for inscribing wax tablets, not just a modern touch tool
- 5. Manuscript erased for reuse, but faint traces remain of the earlier script
- 7. Latin term for a writing reed, once cut to form a nib for ink
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