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codices, plural; codexes, plural;
  1. An ancient manuscript text in book form

  2. An official list of medicines, chemicals, etc

  1. an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
  2. an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
  3. A codex (Latin for block of wood, book; plural codices) is a book in the format used for modern books, with separate pages normally bound together and given a cover.
  4. The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will be a ground-based astronomical observatory with a 42-meter diameter segmented mirror. The design features a filled aperture mirror with an area of 1,300 m². ...
  5. Codex (1977–1984) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1980 Preakness Stakes. He was foaled in Florida out of the Minnesota Mac mare, Roundup Rose, sired by the 1969 American Horse of the Year, Arts And Letters.
  6. Codex (first broadcast on 12 November 2006) is a quiz show set inside the British Museum and presented by Tony Robinson. It has been shortlisted for the gameshow Rose d'Or at the 2008 Lucerne Television Festival.
  7. The Codex is a 20-episode online machinima series made by Edgeworks Entertainment and set in Bungie Studios' Halo video game universe. Along with its prequel, The Heretic, The Codex is part of the greater Codex Series. ...
  8. The Codex is a 2004 novel by Douglas Preston and takes place in the Southwestern United States and Central America.
  9. an early manuscript book; a book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll; an official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients
  10. The codex is each warrior's personal record. It includes the names of the original Bloodnamed warriors from which a warrior is descended. ...
  11. An early book form made from papyri leaves cut, folded, and sewn together in the middle to make a book. First used in the 2nd century.
  12. A volume of ancient manuscript.
  13. (English) A manuscript book, either hand written or painted (plural form: codices). Typically a codex has pages bound along the left edge, much like a modern book; but the word also refers to indigenous manuscripts that were folded rather than bound.
  14. a Roman book made from parchment (later used to refer to the Aztec and Inca writings).
  15. A book form made of folded sheets that are sewn together along one edge.
  16. Structure comprising covers and writing material fastened at one side to open like a book, as opposed to scrolls.
  17. Codices were manuscripts in leaf form, with the leaves sown together, much like books today; as such they were more durable than scrolls. While synagogue copies of the Old Testament were (and are) scrolls, early copies of New Testament books are almost always codices. ...
  18. A bound book made up of folded leaves or pages. Codices gradually replaced scrolls as the medium for written transmission of the Bible and other ancient texts.
  19. An early form of the book, hwere often several different writings would be bound together between wooden boards. (From Latin caudex, meaning “tree trunk.”)
  20. (plural, codices). Originating in the first century, the codex is a book composed of folded sheets sewn along one edge. Click here to close this window
  21. a manuscript consisting of multiple handwritten pages.
  22. A codex is a form of text that resembles a modern book, consisting of several leaves of parchment or papyrus bound together. For more, see Ancient Book Forms. Plural codices.
  23. Ancient book. Maya books were composed in a fan-fold manner with paper coated with lime. They were hand painted.
  24. The Codex Alimentarius Commission - an international organisation responsible for developing standards and guidance on food quality and safety issues including food labeling
  25. The format of the modern book, with pages bound together between covers. Developed by the Romans as a replacement for the scroll. Historically the term is reserved for books made between 300 and 1500 AD.