Armaria

Armaria

Armaria are a kind of closed, labeled cupboards that were used for book storage in ancient times up till the middle ages.

They were probably used in the library of Alexandria

References

* http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/alex.htm (under "the Roman library")... Although this refers to chests instead? Source used not traceable from that page...


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  • Armarĭa — (v. lat.), so v.w. Almaria …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • armaria — s. f. 1. Depósito de armas. 2. Arsenal. 3. Heráldica …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • ARMARIA Bibliothecae — apud Flav. Vopisc. in Tacito Imp. c. 8. Habet Bibliotheca Ulpia in Armario sexto librum elephantinum, in quo hoc SC. etc. Vide quoque infra Foruli. Hinc Armarius, Custos Bibliothecae, apud Recentiores: Item, qui in Ecclesiis et Monasteriis Cantor …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • ARMARIA Imagines Majorum continentia — apud Romanos, in Atrio erant.Quo respexit Val. Max. l. 8. c. 15. ex.. cum ait: Imaginem in cella Iovis Opt. Max. positam habet, quae, quotiescumque funus aliquod Corneliae genti celebrandum est, inde petitur; unique illi instar atrii Capitolium… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • armaria — n. niche for holding sacred church vessels …   English contemporary dictionary

  • armariá — armarié f. armurerie ; panoplie ; armoiries hérald …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • Library — Reading room redirects here. For other uses, see Reading room (disambiguation). For other uses, see Library (disambiguation). Reading room of the library at the University of Graz, in Austria …   Wikipedia

  • Imāgo — (lat.), 1) gemaltes od. plastisches Bild; bes. in Rom 2) Imagĭnes, die aus Wachs gefertigten u. gemalten Büsten der vornehmen Römer, deren Vorfahren eins der drei höchsten Staatsämter (Ädilität, Prätur, Consulat) bekleidet hatten u. so zu der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Almer (2), die — 2. Die Almer, plur. die n, eine Oberdeutsche Benennung eines Schrankes, welche aus dem spätern Latein. Armarium, Armaria und Almaria enstanden ist, wovon auch die Franzosen ihr Armoire, die Spanier ihr Almario, die Holländer ihr Almaris, Armaris …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

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