A Short Guide to Making Wax Tablets

A few years ago, I conducted a series of experiments focusing on wax tablets as drawing tools in antiquity (Vlavogilakis, in press. All references to my earlier experiments with wax tablets refer to this paper). When this was over, I decided to create a diptych as a present. The method of making was...

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Main Author: Αntonis Vlavogilakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EXARC 2020-08-01
Series:EXARC Journal
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Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10516
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spelling doaj-1500e5422d22428f96d9983a47360a2c2021-06-15T15:28:54ZengEXARCEXARC Journal2212-89562020-08-012020/3ark:/88735/10516A Short Guide to Making Wax TabletsΑntonis VlavogilakisA few years ago, I conducted a series of experiments focusing on wax tablets as drawing tools in antiquity (Vlavogilakis, in press. All references to my earlier experiments with wax tablets refer to this paper). When this was over, I decided to create a diptych as a present. The method of making was inspired from examples of tablets and diptychs from different periods: Bronze Age, 8th century BC and 10th-11th century AD.https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10516tablet weavingbronze ageearly middle agescasting
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author Αntonis Vlavogilakis
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A Short Guide to Making Wax Tablets
EXARC Journal
tablet weaving
bronze age
early middle ages
casting
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title A Short Guide to Making Wax Tablets
title_short A Short Guide to Making Wax Tablets
title_full A Short Guide to Making Wax Tablets
title_fullStr A Short Guide to Making Wax Tablets
title_full_unstemmed A Short Guide to Making Wax Tablets
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publisher EXARC
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publishDate 2020-08-01
description A few years ago, I conducted a series of experiments focusing on wax tablets as drawing tools in antiquity (Vlavogilakis, in press. All references to my earlier experiments with wax tablets refer to this paper). When this was over, I decided to create a diptych as a present. The method of making was inspired from examples of tablets and diptychs from different periods: Bronze Age, 8th century BC and 10th-11th century AD.
topic tablet weaving
bronze age
early middle ages
casting
url https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10516
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