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Codex is the term that describes the most common form of a book today. The codex form consists of or pages which are bound together in a block. The codex form is still in wide use nearly two thousand years after its invention.
Codex is the term that describes the most common form of a book today. The codex form consists of leaves that are bound together in a block. The codex form is still in wide use nearly two thousand years after its invention.
[[File:Codex.jpg|thumb|A book binding from the Hoe library, part of the New York Public Library Digital Collections.]]
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Codex is the term that describes the most common form of a book today. The codex form consists of leaves that are bound together in a block. The codex form is still in wide use nearly two thousand years after its invention.

A book binding from the Hoe library, part of the New York Public Library Digital Collections.