. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. MATERIALS TO WRITE ITPON BEFORE INVENTION OF PRINTING. 049 est efl'ort, tlicv i)irsonted successively the entire code of laws to the eyes of tlie beholders. (Fig-. 24.)" Ill Rome the laws were written iijjon hoards of oak. which were exhibited in the Forum. The word '' album " ])robably ori^ifinated in the Koman custom of insci-ibing in black ink upon tablets of wood, painted white, their annals or daily hai)])('uinos.'' St. Jci'o
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. MATERIALS TO WRITE ITPON BEFORE INVENTION OF PRINTING. 049 est efl'ort, tlicv i)irsonted successively the entire code of laws to the eyes of tlie beholders. (Fig-. 24.)" Ill Rome the laws were written iijjon hoards of oak. which were exhibited in the Forum. The word '' album " ])robably ori^ifinated in the Koman custom of insci-ibing in black ink upon tablets of wood, painted white, their annals or daily hai)])('uinos.'' St. Jci'onic informs ns also that small boai'ds and cnbes of wood were employed to enrave the alphabet ii])on. to teach the children to read. The tablets in use amonj^: the Komans and throu_i>-hout the middle ages were made of wood. They were likewise made of lead, ivory,. Fig. 24. An attempt at a restoration of the tables of Solon (Azores) from Geraiul's Fio. 25. Wood ta,blet with Greek iii- descriptiun. scription. parchment, and even of the bark of trees. In the time of the poet Fortunatus not onl}' were tablets of ash used, but small, smooth rods as well.'' The Eg-y})tians ol)served the custom of })utting " tablai " (fig. 25)'^ upon their coffins. These tablets contained the names and attributes of the deceased person. All that have thus far been collected seem to date from the Roman occupation, since the inscriptions are in Greek. a Geraud (11.) Essai sur les livres dang I'antiquite, Paris, 1840, 8°, pp. 19-20. b (ieraud, op. cit., p. 2u. c Ibid., p. 21. "J Le Blauc (Edui.), Revue arclieulos:., 1874. ji. 242 et Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Instituti
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