Roman Woodworking Occupations

Latin Terms

By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide

The following terms from Roman Woodworking, by Roger B. Ulrich were used for specific tasks in the fields of Roman woodworking:

aber lectarius - bed/couch maker
abietarius - dealer in wood, specializing in fir
arcularius - maker of chests or boxes
ars fabrilis - carpentry, woodwork
citrarius - dealer in citrus wood or artisan who works in citrus wood
conductor, redemptor = contractor
faber carpentarius - cart maker
faber intestinarius - specialist in finish carpentry, interior woodwork
faber lectarius - bed maker
faber limarius - craftsman who specializes in making files
faber naupegus = naupegus = faber navalis - shipwright
faber pectinarius - comb maker, usually of boxwood, perhaps someone who makes wool-carding combs
faber plaustrarius = faber plostrarius - wagon builder
faber subaedanus - craftsman concerned with the interior of houses
faber tignarius - carpenter who works with beams used in framing buildings
lignator, -oris m. - firewood collector (vb lignari - collect firewood)
lignarius - dealer in wood
officina - workshop
scandularius - one who shingles roofs
tector - builder