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[7] rubra membrana: the cover of brightly colored parchment in which the completed roll was enclosed for greater protection; cf. Ov. Trist. 1.1.5nec te [librum] purpureo velent vaccinia fuco” ; Tib. 3. [Lygd.]1.9lutea sed niveum involuat membrana libellum” ; Mart. 3.2.10te [libellum] purpura delicata velet” ; Mart. 10.93.4carmina purpurea culta toga.


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