The Scriptorium Foroiuliense is a cultural association founded in 2012, devoted to teaching the Ancient Calligraphic Art which is housed in the 17th-century former Convent of the Dominican Fathers of Madonna di Strada.
The Cloister of the Scriptorium consists of a central area with a square and uncovered shape, surrounded by a stone arched portico where the Opificium Librorum is located, which can be visited by appointment.
Courses of ancient writing are also organized: Uncial writing, Gothic writing, Cancelleresca (Diplomatic) writing and Beneventan writing, according to the ancient art of the scribes. Inside the venue there is also the Friulian Prefilatelic Museum, inaugurated in 2018 and the Scripture Library, consisting mainly of the Ascoli Collection, an absolutely rare and unique documentary heritage on handwriting in the modern age. It can be visited upon reservation.
