SCRIPTORIUM: place of silence and dedication, which we could call the treasure chest that has preserved knowledge in past centuries, located in monasteries generally communicating to the library. In this room, illuminated by skylights, the amanuensi, mostly monks, were engaged in copying manuscripts. In the other rooms of the monasteries the monks occupied their time studying and researching plants and herbs, refining their distillation techniques to produce aromatic liqueurs appreciated throughout Europe.