Explanation: What we were generally recognize as the physical form of a book in the modern day is formally called a codex - an invention of the 1st century AD Roman Empire that made reading and book storage much more efficient. Instead of a single sheet of paper that needed to be unraveled, smaller sheets were bound to a spine and protected with covers, progressing through the writing by turning the pages.
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PugJesus@piefed.social · 8 pts · 97d
Explanation: What we were generally recognize as the physical form of a book in the modern day is formally called a codex - an invention of the 1st century AD Roman Empire that made reading and book storage much more efficient. Instead of a single sheet of paper that needed to be unraveled, smaller sheets were bound to a spine and protected with covers, progressing through the writing by turning the pages.
Stop living in the past! Embrace the F U T U R E!
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 6 pts · 97d
But, does it have an index?
DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 97d
I codex regularly. Just started reading Discworld actually.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 97d
My kindle lets me codex instead of scrolling but the animation takes too much time
independentpen@mas.to · 3 pts · 97d
@PugJesus basically a plug for epub
JohnnieMac@mastodon.scot · 1 pts · 97d
@PugJesus scrolling is so passé.