dr. richardson information studies 180 november 5, 2008
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Any document written by hand Ancient western world book was in form of a Scroll or Roll Papyrus sheets Standard size: 30 feet long, 7-10 inches wide Standard sheet size: Ten by seven and one-half inches Writing was in columns three inches wide called paginaTRANSCRIPT
Dr. RichardsonInformation Studies 180
November 5, 2008
Any document written by handAncient western world book was in form of a
Scroll or RollPapyrus sheetsStandard size: 30 feet long, 7-10 inches wideStandard sheet size: Ten by seven and one-
half inchesWriting was in columns three inches wide
called pagina
Eastern Mediterranean and Ancient Egyptian Civilizations
Israelites : TorahHand-copying process
2,000 hours40 hour work week2,080 hours a year
Divided up into pages
Letters written from left to rightRight to leftOr alternating in direction“Ox turning”
Early Evidence : Berthe van Regemorter Hittite Empire from
8th or 7th c. BCEPergamum 3rd c. BCE
Basic codex form invented
Romans 1st c. ADLatin Poet Martial
experimented with the format
Martial in 84-86 AD first to mention a parchment codexMore convenient for travelersSave space in a library
Fourth century AD the codex gains wide acceptanceCould be opened flatAllowed easier readingPages written on both front/backDurable covers
Nomina SacraDifferentiate from the Script
of the Jews Reference passages of the BibleMonasticism Book Production
Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1398-1468)Movable TypeB42 Type1458 36 Type-Bible Print
Frozen in timeMust read whole bookExpensive to produceU.S. decrease of 18%EBooks: Kindle, Online book catalog
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