Stylus
- Object
- Unbekannt (Artist /Manufacturer/Author)
- Fundort: Berlin (Stadt)
- 14./15. Jahrhundert
The pointed end of this medieval stylus was used to write notes or sums on a wax tablet. The flat end could be used to erase the writing and make the soft wax smooth again. Permanent records, on the other hand, were written by friars and laypeople alike on parchment or paper.