Double Wax Tablet (Diptychon)
Wax tablets - also double, so-called diptychon - were considered standard business equipment in ancient times! In antiquity, the wax tablet established itself as the optimal writing surface for simple notes or school exercises. The variable history of the Roman Empire would likely have disappeared into darkness if wax tablets, preserved to this day, did not bear witness to their culture. The use of the wax tablet dates back to the 5th century BC.
Wax Tablets - A Success Story
Even today, using a wax tablet is a true writing experience! That is why they are experiencing a renaissance among people with a sense for the extraordinary. Especially lovers of ancient cultures still enjoy using an exceptional wax tablet today. Not only does it feel great, but it also looks decorative!
- two tablet sides each 14x9cm bound
- with natural cotton bag
- Roman ABC - writing template
Ancient wax tablets have a clear advantage: nothing is permanent on the waxen writing sheet! This Roman wax tablet (Latin: diptychon, tabula ceratae) is a board coated with beeswax made from the finest beech wood. Wax tablets were used until the Middle Ages and were inscribed with a stylus (Latin: stilus) by scratching the letters into the wax layer.
Wax Tablet Tabula Ceratae
are what the Roman wax tablet books, found in large numbers, are called. The frequently used diptych was bound with leather straps and combined into a wax tablet book. The writable surfaces are filled with red beeswax and protected by folding the wax tablet together.
Tabula Rasa - Doubled!
In Roman times, the wax tablet was used for official correspondence as well as for private use as a writing material. They were used for records that didn’t need to be permanent, such as bills, letters, or notes. The texts on the wax tablet could be revised at any time or smoothed out with the back of the stylus. Roman schooling would also not have been conceivable without the Roman wax tablet.
The term tabula rasa, by the way, is derived from smoothing the wax layer with the back of the stylus and means nothing other than clean the slate - in the sense of: start over.
Dive Into the Ancient Writing World in the Roman Shop
The diptych, a Roman double wax tablet, was considered a practical notebook by the Greeks and Romans. And of course, it can still be used that way today! In our online shop, you can find such wax tablets made exclusively from high-quality, natural, and faithful materials.
This includes robust beech wood as well as natural beeswax, with which the writing surface is prepared. Additionally, the wax tablets are available in various colors and designs in the Roman shop - according to purpose and preference. You will also find other necessary materials in the Roman shop to fully immerse yourself in the world of antiquity with writing instruments. For example, instructions on how to craft wax tablets yourself!
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