The Codex (1 jan 105 ano – 1 jan 450 ano)

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Roman wax tablets and folded parchment pages inspired the codex format, which slowly replaced papyrus scrolls in utility. It offered practical advantages over scrolls, such as the ability to open the book to the desired page (random access) and the convenience of writing on both sides of a page. It was favored by early Christians for their religious texts and "its development to eventual supremacy was related to cultural and technological changes—i.e., the rise of Christianity, with its demand for more and larger books, and the availability of first parchment and then paper."

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2025, September 10). codex. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/codex-manuscript

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