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Resisting the codex: the Christian use of the roll in Late Antiquity
Date
2021
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Torallas Tovar, Sofía
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https://doi.org/10.1628/ec-2021-0007
Abstract
Das Studium der Buchformate aus den ersten Jahrhunderten unserer Zeitrechnung hat sich vor allem auf die Verbreitung des Kodex und dessen Verwendung in christlichen Gemeinden konzentriert. Die Schriftrolle, das vorherrschende Format seit der Antike, wurde in dieser Zeit meist durch den Kodex ersetzt, aber sie behielt eine gewisse Bedeutung und wurde weiterhin für bestimmte Zwecke in christlicher und nichtchristlicher Buch- und Dokumentenherstellung eingesetzt. Dieser Beitrag untersucht den Gebrauch der Schriftrolle nach dem Übergang zum Kodex in der Spätantike und die verschiedenen Formen und Formate, in denen sie vorzufinden war, sowie ihre Bedeutung für verschiedene literarische und dokumentarische Gattungen.
The study of book formats from the first centuries of our era has focused primarily on the spread of the codex and its use in Christian communities. The scroll, the predominant format since antiquity, was mostly replaced by the codex during this period, but it retained some importance and continued to be used for specific purposes in Christian and non-Christian book and document production. This paper examines the use of the scroll after the transition to the codex in late antiquity and the various forms and formats in which it was found, as well as its importance for various literary and documentary genres.
The study of book formats from the first centuries of our era has focused primarily on the spread of the codex and its use in Christian communities. The scroll, the predominant format since antiquity, was mostly replaced by the codex during this period, but it retained some importance and continued to be used for specific purposes in Christian and non-Christian book and document production. This paper examines the use of the scroll after the transition to the codex in late antiquity and the various forms and formats in which it was found, as well as its importance for various literary and documentary genres.
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Torallas Tovar, Sofía, Resisting the codex: the Christian use of the roll in Late Antiquity, Early Christianity 12.3 (2021) 61-84.
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Torallas Tovar, Sofía, Resisting the codex: the Christian use of the roll in Late Antiquity, Early Christianity 12.3 (2021) 61-84.
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