What New Development, Which Latin Poet Martial Called the "Book

question 17

Multiple Choice

What new development, which Latin poet Martial called the "book with many folded skins," represented an important step toward the development of the modern book?

• A) the papyrus scroll
• B) the rotulus
• C) the codex
• D) the pendentive

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