>They used a pen-like device that was made up of a sharp stylus on one end >and a sort of flat scraper on the other to smooth out the table (or erase >bits). The practice of using wax tablets started with the Romans and lasted >up until sometime in the 17th century. > >Here are some references; > >http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/tablets.html > >http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Portal/8927/vindolanda/tablets.html > >http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/artefacts/tablet1.htm > >http://geocities.com/karen_larsdatter/tablets.htm > >Regards, >Craig
Thanks for this. Interesting. Other than a nonmusical reference to Hildegard von Bingen, I couldn't find anything related to music at these sites, though. -- Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ --
