Duchy of Aquitane (Age of Charlemagne) Faction

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Duchy of Aquitane (Age of Charlemagne) Scriptorium Level 1

Scribes

When few can read and write there is always work for those who can.

Before the development of early printing presses in the late Medieval period, one of a monk's duties was transcribing and archiving - one part of his daily regime was physical labour, and the task of writing was considered part of this. Those chosen to be scribes were handed an unenviable task - the process of transcribing was back-bending, eye-straining work; they spent their time in badly lit, claustrophobic environments. Some monasteries had dedicated writing rooms attached to libraries, known as 'scriptoriums', but not all had such specialised areas. In fact, most of them required the monks to find secluded spaces to do their writing wherever they could, such as their own rooms or small areas around the monastery cloister. Much of the scribe's work was religious - writing down passages from the Bible or the Psalms, which would then be recited often as part of daily life, giving the monks a closer understanding of both the text and the tenets of their religion as they worked.

Effects

Wealth: 150 from culture (building_to_building_own)
Imperium: +5 Imperium points (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)

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