Roll to Codex

After my recent ramblings about books, I've just come across a brief but informative account of one of the most important stages in the evolution of the book before the invention of printing; the change from scrolls to books with pages. More here.

It's interesting to see the role which Bibles played in the development of the codex - there's a parallel with the role which religious texts played in the later development of printing in Europe. If asked to name a book printed by Gutenberg, the first thing which would spring to most people's mind would be one of his Bibles.