Thomas Forrest Kelly: ROLE OF THE SCROLL W43 [2019] hardback ZLGBT Escapism of the highest order'

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Thomas Forrest Kelly: ROLE OF THE SCROLL W43 [2019] hardback ZLGBT Escapism of the highest order'The Role of the Scroll answers the question of why scrolls were made when it was possible to produce books. Scrolls were the standard form of book in Western antiquity but from the fourth century onward, the codex began to outnumber scrolls. And yet, people in the Middle Ages continued to make them. In these colourful pages, the reader will discover remarkable scrolls that range from showy court documents for empresses to tiny amulets for pregnant