Scrivenry

This seemed to him far in advance of the monkish accomplishments of his own priestly subjects, whose learning was of the most slender description, and but few of whom were able to write, and he was deeply interested to find that in an annexe to the mosque, which was fitted as a scrivenry or writing-room, a number of mullahs, old and young, sat at desks writing swiftly in the Arabic script and engaged in the multiplication of copies of the Koran and other works of a religious nature.

A further boon of this collection is the fact that it contains a considerable number of O'Brien's letters copied in Sophie's legible hand. The value of this becomes evident when one deals with O'Brien's almost incomprehensible scrivenry in other private collections.

"Gentlemen," said Mr. Icks, reaching into his coat to retrieve some blue sheets of law scrivenry garnished with red ink lines and silver seals.