The Birth of the Codex by
A classic work that speculates why the codex became the form of the Christian book. Some of its premises are no longer accepted, but it still merits reading.
Before the Scrolls: A Material Approach to Israel's Prophetic Library (Online) by
Raises the question of the original physical format of biblical texts and argues that many of the literary works that would eventually become the Bible's prophetic books were not written initially as books.
The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology (Online) by
Provides an introduction to the world of ancient documents and literary texts, ranging from the raw materials of writing to the languages used, from the history of papyrology to its future, and from practical help in reading papyri to frank opinions about the nature of the work of papyrologists.
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by
Papyrus is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the foundation of Western culture.
Studies on Greek and Coptic Majuscule Scripts and Books by
The volume contains a critical review of data, results and open problems concerning the principal Greek and Coptic majuscule bookhands, based on previous research of the author, revised and updated to offer an overview of the different graphic phenomena.
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