| A | B |
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| Codex | Bound manuscript of sewn-together folios. |
| Palimpsest | Piece of parchment recycled for another text that contains traces of a previous text. |
| Folio | Single leaf of a Codex. |
| Recto | First side of a leaf of parchment. |
| Incipit | First words of the text proper of a work. |
| Colophon | Statement Usually found at the end of a work. |
| Miniatures | Small pictures incorporated into the text of a work. |
| Historiated initials | Initial letters of a text containing scenes or decorations. |
| Rubrication | Running headline in red. |
| Illumination | Use of precious metals such as gold and silver in decoration of text. |
| Decoration | Drawings or pictures in the text. |
| Explicit | Final words of a text. |
| Verso | Reverse of a leaf. |
| Bifolium | Single sheet of parchment folded to make a pair of folios. |
