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Whether made from papyrus, parchment, or paper, scrolls were the dominant form of book in the Hellenistic, Roman, Chinese, Hebrew, and Macadonian cultures. The more modern codex book format form took over the Roman world by late antiquity, but the scroll format persisted much longer in Asia.

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From Greek we also derive the word tome (Greek: τόμος), which originally meant a slice or piece and from there began to denote "a roll of papyrus". Tomus was used by the Latins with exactly the same meaning as volumen (see also below the explanation by Isidore of Seville).

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Phoenician port town Byblos, through which papyrus was exported to Greece.

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According to Herodotus (History 5:58), the Phoenicians brought writing and papyrus to Greece around the 10th or 9th century BC.

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According to Herodotus (History 5:58), the Phoenicians brought writing and papyrus to Greece around the 10th or 9th century BC.

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Papyrus, a thick paper-like material made by weaving the stems of the papyrus plant, then pounding the woven sheet with a hammer-like tool, was used for writing in Ancient Egypt, perhaps as early as the First Dynasty, although the first evidence is from the account books of King Nefertiti Kakai of the Fifth Dynasty (about 2400 BC).

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The etymology of the word codex (block of wood) also suggests that it may have developed from wooden wax tablets.

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The etymology of the word codex (block of wood) also suggests that it may have developed from wooden wax tablets.

13 years ago @ ThinkHero.com - Sci-Fi... - 'The Walking Dead' Sea... · 0 replies · +1 points

The etymology of the word codex (block of wood) also suggests that it may have developed from wooden wax tablets.

13 years ago @ ThinkHero.com - Sci-Fi... - ThinkHero Comic Con 20... · 0 replies · +1 points

From Greek we also derive the word tome (Greek: τόμος), which originally meant a slice or piece and from there began to denote "a roll of papyrus". Tomus was used by the Latins with exactly the same meaning as volumen (see also below the explanation by Isidore of Seville).

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