Biedler, Brien
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
First century BCE document security model, 2016 November 11, 2019 April 12
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39080037228274], item: 5
Scope and Contents
Model of a wax tablet from first century BCE, which would have served as a reusable notebook. The tablet consists of The tablet consists of
quarter sawn wooden boards prepared by Jim Croft. The team carved both boards for black wax reserves, performed wax smoothing and gilt the board edges. The wax was made by Brien Beidler using a classic period Roman recipe provided by Stephanie Frampton. The tablet has security ties around the book boards which hold them together and alse serve to...
Dates:
2016 November 11; Modified: 2019 April 12
