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Codicology — (from Latin cōdex, genitive cōdicis, notebook, book ; and Greek λογία, logia) is the study of books as physical objects, especially manuscripts written on parchment (or paper) in codex form. It is often referred to as the archaeology of the book … Wikipedia
codicology — [kō΄də kä′lə jē, käd΄əkä′lə jē] n. Chiefly Brit. the study of manuscripts as artifacts in their cultural context * * * … Universalium
codicology — [kō΄də kä′lə jē, käd΄əkä′lə jē] n. Chiefly Brit. the study of manuscripts as artifacts in their cultural context … English World dictionary
codicology — noun Etymology: Latin codic , codex + o + English logy Date: 1953 the study of manuscripts as cultural artifacts for historical purposes • codicological adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
codicology — study of manuscripts Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
codicology — n. study of manuscripts … English contemporary dictionary
codicology — [ˌkəʊdɪ kɒlədʒi] noun the study of manuscripts and their interrelationships. Derivatives codicological adjective codicologically adverb Origin 1950s: from Fr. codicologie, from L. codex (see codex) … English new terms dictionary
codicology — co·di·col·o·gy … English syllables
codicology — n. the study of manuscripts. Derivatives: codicological adj. codicologically adv. Etymology: F codicologie f. L codex codicis: see CODEX … Useful english dictionary
GENIZAH, CAIRO — Introduction The term genizah is a word shortened from the rabbinical Hebrew phrase bet genizah (see also genizah ). Its counterpart in late biblical Hebrew is genez (pl. genazim, ginzei) which in Esther evidently means a treasury, as well as the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
