Examples of scribal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a scribal culture, maintaining some measure of control over ideas and their dissemination was straightforward. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2019 This involved faithfully copying the Middle English text from the medieval manuscript, then editing that text for a modern reader, such as adding modern punctuation and correcting scribal errors. — Erin Connelly, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2017 This involved faithfully copying the Middle English text from the medieval manuscript, then editing that text for a modern reader, such as adding modern punctuation and correcting scribal errors. — Erin Connelly, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2017

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