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A group of pages, made from a variety of materials, |
A '''book''' is a group of pages, made from a variety of materials, joined along one side and encased between a protective cover of sorts. Books were quite expensive for much of [[period]] as they had to be copied by hand until the invention of the [[printing]]. |
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In ancient times, a "book" referred to a single [[scroll]] within a collection of scrolls comprising a single work -- a tradition continued in modern writing by deliberately dividing a literary work into "books" within a single work, even though that work will be published as a single volume. |
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The pages may or may not contain written or printed material. |
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A handwritten [[medieval]] book is sometimes referred to by the [[Latin]] term "[[codex]]". |
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A book may or may not contain written or printed material -- good-quality books comprised of blank pages are often very popular in re-enactment societies as a starting point for a unique manuscript. |
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== Books with extracts on Cunnan == |
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*[[Forme of Cury]] ([[14th century]] cook book) |
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*[[Askham's Herbal]] ([[16th century]] [[herbal]]) |
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*[[A Greene Forest]] ([[16th century]] compendium) |
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==Internal Links== |
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''See also:'' |
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* [[Project Gutenberg]] |
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* [[literature]] |
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[[category:artefact (medieval)]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 14 October 2007
A book is a group of pages, made from a variety of materials, joined along one side and encased between a protective cover of sorts. Books were quite expensive for much of period as they had to be copied by hand until the invention of the printing.
In ancient times, a "book" referred to a single scroll within a collection of scrolls comprising a single work -- a tradition continued in modern writing by deliberately dividing a literary work into "books" within a single work, even though that work will be published as a single volume.
A handwritten medieval book is sometimes referred to by the Latin term "codex".
A book may or may not contain written or printed material -- good-quality books comprised of blank pages are often very popular in re-enactment societies as a starting point for a unique manuscript.
Books with extracts on Cunnan
- Forme of Cury (14th century cook book)
- Askham's Herbal (16th century herbal)
- A Greene Forest (16th century compendium)
Internal Links
See also:
