Also the etymology of the word codex ( block of wood ) suggest that it may have developed from wooden wax tablets.
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In an illustration included as a frontispiece, Hildegard is shown sketching on a wax tablet while dictating a vision to Volmar.
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It was covered with pictures including a " treasurer " holding a wax tablet in one hand while manipulating counters on a table with the other.
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The etymology of the word " codex " ( block of wood ) also suggests that it may have developed from wooden wax tablets.
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Other ancient materials in the Collection include wood and wax tablets ( unique in the ancient world because they were eraseable and re-usable ).
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A remarkable example of a wax tablet book are the servitude records which the hospital of Austria's oldest city, Enns, established in 1500.
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After dictating his visions, which were recorded on wax tablets and later rewritten by Heito, Wetti spent his last day in prayer and study with Walahfrid Strabo.
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Archeologists have found three 11th century wax tablets containing copies of Christian psalms which may be the oldest written artifacts ever found in Russia, The Moscow Times reported Wednesday.
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The custom of binding several wax tablets together ( Roman " pugillares " ) is a possible precursor for modern books ( i . e . codex ).
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From the mid-14th century improved water-powered paper mills produced large and cheap quantities of paper and the wax tablet and stylus disappeared completely from daily life.
