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Some Papyrus Codices and Poor Copyists in a Letter of Jerome

As the codex replaced the roll as the main vehicle for the transmission of literature in antiquity, the terminology of the Roman book also shifted. One of the most common Latin designations for a papyrus roll was volumen. By the … Continue reading →

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