Making
most common material for books
What is papyrus?
A utensil used for writing on papyrus with ink
What is calamus?
Slave in charge of writing
What is a scriba?
Birthdate of Atticus
What is 110BCE?
Book is soaked then pressed
What is the third step of papyrus making?
The column of text on a sheet of papyrus
What is a pagina?
Sometimes known as a bookseller
What is a librarius?
His social status
Why did he never get involved directly?
Expensive book material
What is vellum?
The opposite of recto
What is verso?
Cicero's book guys
Who is Chrysippus/Tyrannio?
Greece
Where did Atticus get his contacts?
Highest quality of papyrus
What is Hieratica?
Wax tablet
What is tabula?
Hotspot for booksellers
What is the Vicus Tuscus/Sandaliarius?
The reason why Cicero could not supply books himself
What is specialisation?
First known example of a codex
What are the codices librariorium?
Polishes the papyrus and also his writing
What is the pumex from Catullus 1?
Misleadingly good-quality books
What are ocliferia?
The reason we do not call Atticus a capitalist
What is the nonexistence of copyright law and private ownership?