scriptorium
Historical term for a room in a monastery or similar institution where manuscripts were copied by hand. Used in discussions of medieval European or analogous settings.
Medieval European monasteries had a scriptorium.
Compound of 写字 (しゃじ, 'copying characters') and 室 (しつ, 'room'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used for the Western concept of a scriptorium.