The birth of the codex
By: Colin H. Roberts and T.C. Skeat.
Contributors: Skeat, T. C.; Roberts, Colin H. 1909-
Publisher: Published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
Subjects: Books -- Europe -- History -- To 400.; Learning and scholarship -- Europe -- History.; Literature, Ancient -- Manuscripts.; Manuscripts -- Europe -- History.
Description: 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 insight into the role the early Christian church played in the transformation of the printed word. --From publisher's description.
Notes: "List of texts referred to": p. [77]-78.
Rev. and enlarged ed. of: The codex. 1954.