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Calligraphus

Calligraphus logo #10101) Ancient Roman title
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Calligraphus

Calligraphus logo #21000 A calligraphus (pl. calligraphi) was an ancient copyist or scrivener, who transcribed correctly and in its entirety what the notaries had taken down in notes, or minutes—duties similar to the modern work of engrossing. The minutes of acts, etc., were always taken down in a kind of cipher, or shorthand, so that the Notaries, as the Romans called ...
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