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height: 0.2 in Item Height: 0.2 in Number of Pages: 88 Pages Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History Item Weight: 5.8 Oz Book Title: Birth of the Codex Item Length: 9.2 in Subject: Archaeology, Ancient / General, Publishing, Christianity / History Publication Year: 1987 width: 6.1 in Format: Uk-Trade Paper Series: Proceedings of the British Academy Ser.: Themed Volumes of Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences Publisher: British Academy Type: Textbook ISBN: 9780197260616 Item Width: 6.1 in Author: Colin Henderson Roberts, T. C. Skeat Publication Name: Birth of the Codex Language: English

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Birth of the Codex, Paperback by Roberts, Colin H., Brand New, Free shipping .... Birth of the Codex, Paperback by Roberts, Colin H., ISBN 0197260616, ISBN-13 9780197260616, Brand New, Free shipping in the US First published in 1954, 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 revised edition gives fresh insight into the remarkable role the early Christian church played in the transformation of the printed word. Birth of the Codex, Paperback by Roberts, Colin H., ISBN 0197260616, ISBN-13 9780197260616, Brand New, Free shipping in the US First published in 1954, 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 revised edition gives fresh insight into the remarkable role the early Christian church played in the transformation of the printed word.