Rotulus
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A rotulus or rotula, often referred to as a "vertical roll," is a long and narrow strip of writing material, historically papyrus or parchment, that is wound around a wooden axle or rod. Rotuli are un
Volumen and Rotulus
MAN Napoli 120620 a Fresco young man with rolls from Pompeii Italy
Giovane con rotolo
Mortuary roll
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A mortuary roll was a rotulus composed in the scriptorium of a medieval Christian monastic community to commemorate the death of a prominent person associated with the institution.
Rotulus
…Rotuli also have been used as liturgical manuscripts, e.g., those used for chanting the Exultet. Additionally, mortuary rolls, i.e., documents memorializing the names of all the deceased members of a monastery or other institution, which were banded together and circulated so…
Mortuary roll of Vitalis of Savigny