codex
Scroll's bound successor
A codex is an ancient manuscript in book form, with bound pages rather than a scroll.
The term typically refers to handwritten texts from classical antiquity or the medieval period: the Codex Sinaiticus, a Mayan codex.
In modern usage, codex sometimes appears in gaming and fiction to mean a compendium of lore or rules.
Treated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- folioSingle-fold page format
- illuminationProvision of light
- scribeManual document copier
calligraphy · scriptorium · illuminated · monastic · gloss · colophon · quill · transcription
Legally or morally required
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- caseContainer or instance
quarto · octavo · recto · verso · leaf · fascicle · sewn · stitching
Ancient plant-derived writing material
- scrollWound document of parchment
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
palimpsest · stele · artifact · relic · inscription · Maya · Aztec · Mesoamerican
Stored historical records
- libraryBook collection or building
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- catalogOrdered list of items
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
database · bibliography · classification · index · register · compilation · anthology · digitization
Enacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
decree · charter · edict · provision · clause · Justinian · Hammurabi · canon law
Relating to education or theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- publicationIssued written material
- paleographerScholar of ancient handwriting
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · citation · monograph · facsimile · critical edition · philology · annotation · commentary
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- folioSingle-fold page format
- illuminationProvision of light
scribe · calligraphy · scriptorium · illuminated · monastic · gloss · colophon · quill · transcription · incunabulum
binding
Legally or morally required
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
case · quarto · octavo · recto · verso · leaf · fascicle · sewn · stitching · cover
papyrus
Ancient plant-derived writing material
- scrollWound document of parchment
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- tabletFlat portable computing device
cuneiform · palimpsest · stele · artifact · relic · inscription · Maya · Aztec · Mesoamerican · Dresden
archive
Stored historical records
- libraryBook collection or building
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- catalogOrdered list of items
inventory · database · bibliography · classification · index · register · compilation · anthology · digitization · preservation
statute
Enacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
constitution · decree · charter · edict · provision · clause · Justinian · Hammurabi · canon law · civil law
academic
Relating to education or theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- publicationIssued written material
- paleographerScholar of ancient handwriting
thesis · dissertation · citation · monograph · facsimile · critical edition · philology · annotation · commentary · collation
- written worksessay, novel, anthologies, history books, letter
- book partspage, pages, cover, index, chapter
- Knowledge Historyprinting press, library, Alexandria, Gutenberg, encyclopedia
- written documentsnewspaper, diary, journal, manuscript, scroll
- ancient artsculpture, sculptures, pottery, mosaics, murals
- ancient documentsscroll, scrolls, papyrus, papyrus scrolls, parchment
codexscroll
Wound document of parchment
papyrus scroll · tablet · clay tablet · Torah scroll · Dead Sea Scrolls
codexe-book
Downloadable text file
digital text · database · webpage · cloud storage · hard drive
codexoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
spoken word · oral history · folklore · song · recitation
- code breakingSolving encrypted messages
- area codeRegional telephone identifier
- secret codeEncrypted communication system
- code wordPrearranged secret term
- dress codeStandards for acceptable attire
- bar codeMachine-readable product identifier
code, decode, coded, codes, coding, coder, decoded, encoded, decoding