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The book that killed the scroll by daring to have a back.
means An ancient manuscript bound on one edge like a book, rather than rolled like a scroll.
from From Latin caudex, meaning tree trunk or block of wood, since early codices were wax-coated wooden tablets bound together before parchment took over.
Christian edgeEarly Christians adopted codices over Jewish scrolls.
Random accessFlipping to a page beat unrolling for hours.
Famous oneCodex Sinaiticus holds the oldest complete New Testament.