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codexManuscript book, especially of Scripture, early literature, or ancient mythological or historical annals. The earliest type of manuscript in the form of a modern book (i.e., a collection of pages stitched together along one side), the codex replaced earlier rolls of papyrus and wax tablets. Among its advantages, it could be opened at once to any point in the text, it permitted writing on both sides of the leaf, and it could contain long texts. The oldest extant Greek codex is the Codex Sinaiticus (4th century AD), a biblical manuscript. Codices were developed separately by pre-Columbian Mesoamericans after c. AD 1000. codex Obsolete a legal code How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In chapter seven he hypothesizes that this may have been because Mark was first published in "book" or codex form and that the codex's outer leaves were damaged early in the course of its transmission. Will insurance companies and Codex Alimentarius agreements bring us closer to what we lack? This thrilling novel twists and turns as Edward, an investment banker commissioned to organize a library, finds himself searching for a mythical codex that may or may not exist. |
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