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For stories which show in detail the work of scribes of all kinds (copyists, scriveners.. heck, even typists!).
All ages, all genres.
All ages, all genres.
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The Name of the Rose
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4.14 avg rating — 392,891 ratings
score: 297,
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The Secret of Kells
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4.08 avg rating — 120 ratings
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The Load of Unicorn
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4.23 avg rating — 142 ratings
score: 197,
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Marguerite Makes a Book
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4.33 avg rating — 524 ratings
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People of the Book
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Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 155,626 ratings
score: 100,
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The Keys and the Candle
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Book of Colours
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Robyn Cadwallader (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 746 ratings
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If All the Swords in England: A Story of Thomas Becket
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3.81 avg rating — 210 ratings
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Emelin
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Jackie Randall (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings
score: 98,
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Daughter of Venice
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Donna Jo Napoli (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 3,249 ratings
score: 97,
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Pagan's Scribe (Pagan Chronicles, #4)
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3.86 avg rating — 415 ratings
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Lionheart's Scribe
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Karleen Bradford (Goodreads Author)
3.43 avg rating — 63 ratings
score: 96,
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Mieko and the Fifth Treasure
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3.87 avg rating — 856 ratings
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Bartleby the Scrivener
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3.93 avg rating — 74,250 ratings
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The Strange Night Writing of Jessamine Colter
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4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
score: 94,
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The Apprentice's Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain
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3.79 avg rating — 142 ratings
score: 94,
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How a Book Is Made (New True Books)
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 93,
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Salamander
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Thomas Wharton (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 857 ratings
score: 92,
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Walk the Wild With Me
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3.10 avg rating — 371 ratings
score: 91,
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Rattus Rex
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3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings
score: 90,
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Tags:
ancient, asian-calligraphy, book-binding, book-making, brush-painting, calligrapher, calligraphers, calligraphy, egyptian, engraver, fountain-pen, hand-lettering, handwriting, hiragana, illuminated, illumination, illuminator, ink, kanji, katakana, ledger, letterer, lettering, manuscript, manuscripts, marginalia, medieval, monastery, monastic, papyrus, parchment, quill, rice-paper, roman, scribe, scribes, scriptoria, scriptorium, scrivener, scroll, type-set, typist, wax-seal
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Oct 21, 2022 05:08PM
Hi Capn, Does this list include copyists and scriveners? I'd like to add The Load of Unicorn and Daughter of Venice :)
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Oh yes please! :) I'll add these terms to the description now. Thank you!
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