The codex was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term … See more

The Romans used precursors made of reusable wax-covered tablets of wood for taking notes and other informal writings. Two ancient See more

The first stage in creating a codex is to prepare the animal skin. The skin is washed with water and lime but not together. The skin … See more

1. ^ "codex". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
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The word codex comes from the Latin word caudex, meaning "trunk of a tree", "block of wood" or "book". The codex began to replace the See more

Among the experiments of earlier centuries, scrolls were sometimes unrolled horizontally, as a succession of columns. The See more

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