Capsa (disambiguation)

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Fresco from Pompeii with capsa

Capsa (dim. capsula, or scrinium) was the box for holding books (scrolls) in Ancient Rome, usually made of beech-wood, a cylindrical form [1] .

It may also refer to:

See also

  1. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Capsa.html

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