| A | B |
| Catchword | Key word signifying the next quire. |
| Foliation | Page numbering only on recto side of folio. |
| Pagination | Continuous page numbering |
| Titulus | The name of book or sometimes author. |
| Subscriptio | The date on which the book was made, or sometimes the scribe who created it. |
| Explicit | The last lines of the text. |
| Colophon | Ending statement of scribe. |
| Incipit | The first lines of the text. |
| Ex Libris | Who made the book, later called the publisher. |
| Index | At the time, more like a table of contents. |
| Binding | Made of wood and held together with threads. |
| Codices | Books. |