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Old 11-14-2007, 12:13 PM   #28
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A "codex", in case anyone doesn't know, is a book. ie it is specifically not a scroll. The invention of the codex revolutionised reading because you can "flip through" a codex, whereas the only way to read a scroll is from "end to end" (plus the fact that, when you've finished it, you have to "rewind" it for the next reader).
i didn't know, thanks for that clarification! gotta check out that "karma" button!

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codexes (codexi?)
codices ?
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