noun
- rooms in medieval monasteries where manuscripts were copied and illuminated by hand
Usage: historical; plural of scriptorium
Examples
- Medieval monasteries contained scriptoria where monks painstakingly copied religious texts.
- The scriptoria of Irish monasteries produced some of the most beautiful illuminated manuscripts.
- Scholars studied the layout and organization of monastic scriptoria.
- The abbey’s scriptoria were centers of learning and artistic creation.
- Many scriptoria specialized in copying particular types of religious works.
- The scriptoria at Canterbury were famous throughout medieval Europe.