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The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity

By Georgios Boudalis

The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity Social Sciences

The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity

By Georgios Boudalis

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"The transition from roll to codex as the standard format of the book is one of the most culturally significant innovations of Late Antiquity. The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity examines surviving evidence in order to better understand how this transition took place. Placing the codex into the general cultural, religious, and technological context of Late Antiquity, the book examines the major types of codices--the wooden tablet codex, the single-quire codex and the multi-quire codex--in all their structural, technical, and decorative features. Georgios Boudalis argues that the codex was not an ingenious invention but rather an innovation that evolved using techniques already widely employed by artisans and craftspeople in the creation of everyday items such as socks, shoes, and baskets, revealing that the codex was a fascinating, yet practical, development"--
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
200
Release Date:
2018-04-15
Publication Date:
2020-07-15
Publisher:
Bard Graduate Center
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
194179212X
ISBN13:
9781941792124
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
487 g
Height:
177 cm
Width:
221 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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