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Title: Essential tools of a medieval scribe
Post by: Imperial Dave on March 17, 2025, 07:25:39 AM
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/essential-tools-medieval-scribe/

A steady hand  :)
Title: Re: Essential tools of a medieval scribe
Post by: Nick Harbud on March 17, 2025, 08:45:05 AM
Sounds like a list of pre-term student's purchases before attending Hogwarts.  Presumably, all this stuff would be available at the nearest branch of WH Smith.

 ;D
Title: Re: Essential tools of a medieval scribe
Post by: Imperial Dave on March 17, 2025, 09:20:22 AM
surely it would be WH Smythes....  ;D
Title: Re: Essential tools of a medieval scribe
Post by: Ian61 on March 17, 2025, 10:46:44 AM
I want a lion! 8)
Title: Re: Essential tools of a medieval scribe
Post by: Erpingham on March 17, 2025, 11:42:08 AM
Cats are bad enough jumping on the desk when you're working - I dread to think the impact a playful lion could have  :o