A '''scriptorium''' (from Latin "write" + "chamber"), from ancient times to the present day is a room set apart for writing, especially one in a castle, palace, [[library]], [[synagogue]], school, [[university]], or [[monastery]] where manuscripts were copied by hand. All ancient biblical manuscripts before the invention of [[Printing Press|printing]] were produced in scriptoriums. | A '''scriptorium''' (from Latin "write" + "chamber"), from ancient times to the present day is a room set apart for writing, especially one in a castle, palace, [[library]], [[synagogue]], school, [[university]], or [[monastery]] where manuscripts were copied by hand. All ancient biblical manuscripts before the invention of [[Printing Press|printing]] were produced in scriptoriums. |