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scrivener
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thumb|Telling a problem to a public scrivener. Istanbul, 1878 thumb|An écrivain public in Chambéry, France thumb|A historical reenactment of a 15th-century scrivener recording the will of a [[man-at-arms]]
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Within Vinony's link graph, scrivener is referenced by 168 other articles, and connects out to Japan, Latin and Istanbul.
It is catalogued under topics including Copying, Obsolete occupations and Writing occupations.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- legal profession
- Subclass of
- amanuensis
- Image
- Naya, Carlo (1816-1882) - n. 6155 - lo scrivano - ca 1865.jpg
- Said to be same as
- court clerk
Show 5 more facts
- female form of label
- pisarka
- Commons category
- Public letter-writers
- OpenStreetMap tag
- lawyer=notary
- male form of label
- scrivano
- different from
- scribe
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Current role
- Etymology
- In literature
- Scrivener notaries
- Doctrine of "scrivener's error"
- See also
- References
thumb|Telling a problem to a public scrivener. Istanbul, 1878 thumb|An écrivain public in Chambéry, France thumb|A historical reenactment of a 15th-century scrivener recording the will of a [[man-at-arms]]
A scrivener is a professional copyist or scribe whose occupation involves writing or preparing official documents, such as deeds, contracts, mortgages, and other legal instruments, typically for a fee. The profession originated in medieval Europe amid low literacy rates, where scriveners handled essential secretarial, administrative, and notarial duties, often functioning in the lower echelons of the legal field akin to early solicitors. Scriveners later developed into notaries, court reporters, and in England and Wales, scrivener notaries. Styles of handwriting used by scriveners included secretary hand, book hand and court hand.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “scrivener” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.