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Accessories for finishing and editing:
sponge (spongea) and pumice (pumex) 75
b) Writing with a stylus 76
Spatula 76
Sharpener for styli 80
c) Containers and writing sets 82
Stylus/pen case (graphiarium)
and writing case (theca calamaria) 82
Leather case for stylus tablets 85
Book box/bucket (capsa/scrinium/cista) 88
d) Accessories to help with ordination: compasses/
divider (circinus), measures and lead discs 91
e) Accessories to help with storage and filing:
labels (sillyba/indices/tituli) and separators 94
f) Other accessories sometimes associated with writing
equipment 98
Seal box 98
Bone spatulate strips 103
Glossary 106
Literary evidence 108 Fig. 1: Sales scene on the altar of Atimetus and Epaphra
from Rome (Italy), late 1st–2nd century CE. CIL VI 16166,
Abbreviations 136
Vatican Museum, inv. 9277. © Photo Scala, Florence.
References 136
