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Codex 應生,應死?

What is a Codex? 為什麼這個書的形態使設計師又愛又恨呢?我繼續在書香中尋找線索。

在Philip B. Meggs的 ‘A History of Graphic Design’ (P.39) 裡提到:

The invention of parchment, which was so much more durable than papyrus, and the codex format, which could take thicker paint because it did not have to be rolled, open new possibilities for design and illustration.

這道出了Codex的出現是用來代替 Scroll 卷軸的。
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書就是… A Book is…


一片紙不但表現時間,也表現空間。而一片片的紙張組合起來的書就是一個高深的容器,盛滿文字,既能從中不斷汲取智慧,又能裝入無限的智慧。

A piece of paper reflects not only time but also space. Books are formed by binding papers together to become containers of words that serve as a reservoir as well as a spring of wisdom.

 

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