Manuscript vs. Codex — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Manuscript and Codex
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Manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has come to be understood to further include any written, typed, or word-processed copy of an author's work, as distinguished from its rendition as a printed version of the same.
Codex
The codex (plural codices () was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials.
Manuscript
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed
Early Gothic manuscripts
An illuminated manuscript
Codex
A manuscript volume, especially of a classic work or of the Scriptures.
Manuscript
A handwritten book, poem, or other document, or a collection of such handwritten documents bound together
The contents of the manuscript include a romance and a saint's life.
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Codex
An early manuscript book.
Manuscript
A version of a book, article, or other work before being published or prepared for publication
The author submitted the manuscript as a text file.
Codex
A book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
Manuscript
Handwriting, especially in contrast to print
Her last poems were left in manuscript.
Codex
An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.
Manuscript
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
Codex
A book; a manuscript.
Manuscript
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
Codex
A collection or digest of laws; a code.
Manuscript
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
Codex
An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
Manuscript
Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
Codex
A collection of canons.
Manuscript
An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy.
Codex
An official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
Manuscript
Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript.
Codex
An unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
Manuscript
The form of a literary work submitted for publication
Manuscript
Handwritten book or document
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