Armaria are a kind of closed, labeled cupboards that were used for book storage in ancient times up till the

middle ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. They were probably used in the library of Alexandria. They were also used for storage of important

papal The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

documents in the

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References

* http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/alex.htm (under "the Roman library")... Although this refers to chests instead? Source used not traceable from that page... Cabinets (furniture) {{furniture-stub