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 | | A codex ((Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) Latin for (A major division of a long written composition) book; plural codices) is a handwritten book from late (The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe) Antiquity or the (Click link for more info and facts about Early Middle Ages) Early Middle Ages. |
 | | The correct Latin plural is codices, although codexes is also often used as a plural form in (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English. |
 | | The codex also made it easier to organize documents in a (A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study) library because it had a stable spine on which the title of the book could be written, and later read when books where arranged upright on shelves. |
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