A codex (Latin caudex for "trunk of a tree" or block of wood, - TopicsExpress



          

A codex (Latin caudex for "trunk of a tree" or block of wood, book; plural codices) is a book made up of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, papyrus, or similar, with hand-written content,[1] usually stacked and bound by fixing one edge and with covers thicker than the sheets, but sometimes continuous and folded concertina-style. The alternative to paged codex format for a long document is the continuous scroll. ...
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:27:28 +0000

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