# cloak

a heavy garment worn over clothes

# Carpus

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# the books

This refers to scrolls. A scroll was a type of book made of one long sheet of papyrus or leather. After writing on a scroll or reading it, people rolled it up using rods on the ends

# especially the parchments

This may refer to a specific type of scroll. Alternate translation: "especially those made from animal skins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])