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... called cuneiform characters . The word " cuneiform " is derived from the Latin cuneus , which means a wedge . Each character is composed of a wedge or a combination of wedges written from left to right with a square- pointed stylus ...
... called cuneiform characters . The word " cuneiform " is derived from the Latin cuneus , which means a wedge . Each character is composed of a wedge or a combination of wedges written from left to right with a square- pointed stylus ...
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... called a calamus . Next to the case of books is the tabella or tabula , joined together as with hinges , and sometimes , perhaps always , covered with wax . Another sort is hung up above this , where the stylus serves as a pin to ...
... called a calamus . Next to the case of books is the tabella or tabula , joined together as with hinges , and sometimes , perhaps always , covered with wax . Another sort is hung up above this , where the stylus serves as a pin to ...
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... called " rhapsodists , " and their custom was to entertain audiences in the open air with a complete recital of the Homeric epics . The rhapsodists travelled from town to town like a modern theatrical company on tour , and the poems and ...
... called " rhapsodists , " and their custom was to entertain audiences in the open air with a complete recital of the Homeric epics . The rhapsodists travelled from town to town like a modern theatrical company on tour , and the poems and ...
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... called the scriptorium where the work of transcribing was carried on.1 Occasionally some comparatively enlightened layman appreciated the work of these literary monks . The great Charlemagne , for example , granted the rights of hunting ...
... called the scriptorium where the work of transcribing was carried on.1 Occasionally some comparatively enlightened layman appreciated the work of these literary monks . The great Charlemagne , for example , granted the rights of hunting ...
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... called , a myth . Mythology has provided us with the early mental and spiritual history of our race . When litera- ture came to be created and man started to write , he naturally first wrote down those well - known stories , which had ...
... called , a myth . Mythology has provided us with the early mental and spiritual history of our race . When litera- ture came to be created and man started to write , he naturally first wrote down those well - known stories , which had ...
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