Hand-held tablets upon which one writes or draws, either directly, or as a flat, rigid support for another surface such as paper. Those written upon directly are typically coated with a substance such as clay, plaster, or wax upon which the characters or depictions are incised with a stylus.
AAT
3000262572
board, writing
boards, writing
copy-board
copy-boards
tablet, writing
tablets, writing
writing tablet
writing tablets
13yrs ago
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