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Wax tablet and a Roman stylus. A wax tablet is a tablet made of wood and covered with a layer of wax, often linked loosely to a cover tablet, as a "double-leaved" diptych.It was used as a reusable and portable writing surface in antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages.
[6] [7] The wax had partially melted when found, and some of the wax was damaged when the tablets were opened after discovery, but nevertheless much of the text is still legible. [5] The Vulgate text of parts of Psalms 30 through 32 (31–33 in modern numbering) has been inscribed on the wax surface using a stylus. The text is laid out in two ...
These wax tablets could be recycled, in that the tablet could be heated (to approximately 50 °C), allowing the wax to soften and reform a smooth writing surface. [5] The tablets were likely made from wood recycled from barrel staves, and often were made in diptych style, where two tablets were loosely linked and could fold together to close ...
The ancient Gauls had invented a waxy soap-like substance, similar to hair wax, as a hair styling agent. Many years later, the same soap-like substance was used as a cleaning agent. [3] In 1948, Chase Products became the first company to package hair spray. Hair spray became very popular in the 1950s due to its ability to keep hair in place and ...
Four examples of medieval styluses for writing on wax tablets. Two are made of iron, one brass and one bone stylus. Two are made of iron, one brass and one bone stylus. Stylus comes from the Latin stilus —the spelling stylus arose from an erroneous connection with Greek stylos ( στύλος ), 'pillar'.
The reverse of the object is flat and smooth, without the depression for wax which would be found on a consular diptych, which would be used as a writing tablet.. Nevertheless, it is streaked with lines engraved later over older ink inscriptions – it includes a list of names (prayers for the dead), among whom can be seen the kings of Austrasia and other names, mostly
ABC News conducted an undercover study of hotel rooms ranging in price from $98 to $500 and found that the hair dryer was way dirtier than they would have guessed.
A tin of Royal Crown Hair Dressing Sweet Georgia Brown Hair Dressing Pomade from 1947. Pomade is a greasy, waxy, or water-based substance that is used to style hair. It generally gives the user's hair a shiny, slick appearance. It lasts longer than most hair-care products, and often