The Birth of the Codex

The Birth of the Codex
ISBN-10
0197260241
ISBN-13
9780197260241
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Pages
78
Language
English
Published
1983
Publisher
British Academy
Authors
Colin Henderson Roberts, Theodore Cressy Skeat

Description

First published in 1954, this book examines the process by which the Codex--the traditional form of the western book--replaced the scroll as the primary vehicle for literature. Drawing upon evidence accumulated in the last thirty years, this edition gives fresh insight into the remarkable role the early Christian church played in the transformation of the printed word.

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