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81Portable desk — The portable desk has not one but many forms. In a sense, the portable desk is a long lost ancestor of the portable computer, and the modern laptop could be considered an atavistic grandchild of the 19th century Lap desk.Medieval and renaissance… …
82Marking out — For other uses, see Marking out (disambiguation). Marking out or layout is the process of transferring a design or pattern to a workpiece, as the first step in the manufacturing process. It is performed in many industries or hobbies although in… …
83bureau — /byoor oh/, n., pl. bureaus, bureaux /byoor ohz/. 1. a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top. 2. a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit. 3. an office for collecting or distributing news or… …
84Bonheur du jour — A bonheur du jour (French, daytime delight ) is a type of lady s writing desk. It was introduced in Paris by one of the interior decorators and purveyors of fashionable novelties called marchands merciers about 1760, and speedily became intensely …
85Maya codices — Page 9 of the Dresden Codex (from the 1880 Förstemann edition) Maya codices (singular codex) are folding books stemming from the pre Columbian Maya civilization, written in Maya hieroglyphic script on Mesoamerican bark cloth, made from the inner… …
86Ink eraser — An ink eraser is an instrument used to remove ink from a writing surface. There are two types: a traditional metal ink eraser, in which the ink is literally scraped off the surface, and the chemically imbibed ink eradicator, in which a vinyl… …
87Copperplate script — Not to be confused with Copperplate Gothic. Sample of a digital Copperplate typeface based on the Letraset Gravura typeface by Phill Grimshaw. Copperplate, or English round hand, is a style of calligraphic writing, using a sharp pointed nib… …
88Amate — Part of the Huexotzinco Codex, written on amate. Amate (Spanish: amate from Nahuatl: āmatl) is a form of paper that has been manufactured in Mexico since the pre Hispanic times. Amate paper was extensively produced an …
89Standing desk — A standing desk is both an antique desk and a modern desk form conceived for writing and/or reading while standing up or while sitting on a high stool. The term stand up or stand up desk is also used. During the 18th and 19th centuries, standing… …
90Escritoire — An escritoire is a small, portable writing desk with a sloping front door, hinged at the bottom edge, that can be opened downwards to provide a writing surface. It is usually larger than a lap desk. The interior may contain small drawers designed …
