Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 33
ets were hinged together, hence their name ofdiptychs, but sometimes they were in threes or even more,like a tail or Caudex, from which it is said we derive ourword Codex. Diptychs are the direct prototypes of ourmodern books. The writing was marked on the wax by means of a stylein the same way… … Fig. 12.—Eomandiiitycli. EAELY EECOEDS. 21 one end pointed to write with and the other flat to erasewith. A space was often left in the thickness of thewooden edge of a diptych to keep the style in. Theerasing in the case of the diptych was effected by rubbingthe flat end of the style over it, and…
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