leaf-book
- noun
- /ˈliːf bʊk/
- Archaic
:
libro de hojas sueltas
- Unlike a scroll, a leaf-book is comprised of individual leaves that were not bound together.
Examples
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The museum exhibited a rare leaf-book from the 3rd century.
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Scholars often study leaf-books from the medieval period.
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Scholars value the leaf-book for its insight into early manuscript production.
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The ancient leaf-book was preserved in a museum.
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The museum exhibited a rare leaf-book from the 3rd century.
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Unlike a scroll, a leaf-book is comprised of individual leaves that were not bound together.
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Scholars often study leaf-books from the medieval period.
Synonyms
8
9.9
A handwritten book from ancient times used instead of a scroll
5
9.3
An old sheet or scroll written on paper made from the plant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word leaf-book is made from the everyday words leaf and book, where leaf meant 'page', like a tree leaf, and book means 'a written work'. So a leaf-book is a manuscript made of loose pages or 'leaves', not rolled up like a scroll.