In The Codex, published in 1954, C.H. Roberts studied the process by which in the early centuries of our era the roll as the vehicle for literature was replaced by the codex, which has remained the format of the book ever since. New evidence that has accumulated in the last thirty years has set some of the problems in a new light and in this book, published here for the first time in paperback, the authors re-examine these and offer a different explanation for the remarkable part in the transformation played by the early Church.
| ISBN: | 9780197260616 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 1987 |
| Author: | Colin H Roberts, T C Skeat, British Academy |
| Publisher: | The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 78 pages |
| Series: | Proceedings of the British Academy: Themed Volumes of Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Genres: |
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In The Codex, published in 1954, C.H. Roberts studied the process by which in the early centuries of our era the roll as the vehicle for literature was replaced by the codex, which has remained the format of the book ever since. New evidence that has accumulated in the last thirty years has set some of the problems in a new light and in this book, published here for the first time in paperback, the authors re-examine these and offer a different explanation for the remarkable part in the transformation played by the early Church.
The Birth of the Codex features in the following genres: History, Antiques, vintage and collectables: buyer’s guides, Antiques, vintage and collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera and printed matter
The Birth of the Codex is available in Paperback
The Birth of the Codex was written by Colin H Roberts, T C Skeat, British Academy and published by The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press
The Birth of the Codex has 78 pages
Yes it is part of Proceedings of the British Academy: Themed Volumes of Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences series
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