Another trivia question for D&C lesson 4

What is an “amanuensis”? What is “foolscap”?

Amanuensis: Someone who writes down what someone else dictates, or acts as scribe. Oliver Cowdery was an "amanuensis" for Joseph Smith.

Foolscap: refers to the size of paper on which the translation was written – 8-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches; so it was the same width as our standard paper, but 2.5 inches longer. Foolscap has been a standard paper size since the 15th century, when it was first produced in Germany. It gets its name, typically pronounced full-scap or full-scape, from the watermark once used to identify it, in the shape of a jester's hat, or “fool's cap.”