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Lectures . Nov. 18, 1992 - Susan Stephens - Stanford
Roll - used by the wealthy - had slaves to read to them &
to take notes.
2400 B.C. Egyptians began - papyrus.
- written in side where strips are horizontal - a natural
guide for writing - written left right (Gk & Romans)
shetts made into rolls by overlapping Egyptians from
standard size - 15 - 20 ft. rt. to left
for - book of homer. Arabic rt to left
Storage book box - 5 rolls of O.T. / Pentateuch.)
(tag) label for rolls - Gk. (sillybos) [crossed out]Roman[end crossed out]
Latin (titulus)
Wood tablet - wax surface.
- bound in form of a codex - 2nd C - beginning
of larger notebook - codex.
Codex caught on for Gk. & Roman literature in 3 & 4th C.
used by Christains esp. for N.T. or Apocrypha
by 5th C. - preferred form.
Initially documents started - large letters but
not Greek texts. to mark new verse etc.
Codex = Christians
illustration from 400 A.D.
see - Coptic cross - interlace pattern [inerted]7th C transplanted to Europe.[end inserted] Hibernia
6th C - 20% still roll form.
4th C - parchment
in scriptorium - easier to copy on a roll vs codex.

1st dated book printed at Bruges.
1st " " from Colard Mansion's press
1476, G Boccaccio , De la Ruine des Nobles hommes
et femmes.