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COPY (Lat. copia, gabundanceb). (1) In ancient times, when the art of printing in its improved form was unknown, the copyist was a much esteemed person, and manuscript was multiplied by the laborious process of writing by hand. Some of the Roman slaves were
copyists. From the early centuries of Chris tianity through the Middle Ages, and until the art of printing became popular, there were in each monastery certain monks who were copyists. Their whole time was occupied with transcribing manuscripts of the ancient classics, the writings of the fathers and doctors; but their chief care was the making of copies of the Bible. Often days were spent upon ornament ing an initial letter or in decorating the names of the Deity. The preservation of the Bible in its present form, and of ancient classics in general, is due to the faithful work of the old copyists. Copies of boolcs in those days were of great value, often they were carried under guard from place to place when the owner was traveling, and the copy of the Bible was usually chained in the parish church.
(2) The matter, whether in print or manuscript, sent to the printer to be set up in type. (3) An exact reproduction of a work of art made by one other than the original artist; a copy made by the original artist is called a replica; a copy of statue or other piece of sculpture, talcen front a mold, is called a cast.