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A codex ( Latin caudex for " trunk of a tree " or block of wood, book ; plural codices ) is a book made up of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, or similar, with hand-written content, usually stacked and bound by fixing one edge and with covers thicker than the sheets, but sometimes continuous and folded concertina-style.

The alternative to paged codex format for a long document is the continuous scroll.

Examples of folded codices are the Maya codices.

Sometimes the term is used for a book-style format, including modern printed books but excluding folded books.