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The Paragraph, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Old School Paragraphos Mark in Greek and Latin Manuscripts

Scholars believe that in many, or most cases, these marks in the documents cannot be traced back to the original author. Instead, they are usually something that would be added to a text either by a reader or by a scribe or editor making a copy of a text. One thing that gibson draws attention to is the switch from the scroll to the kodex. And this change in medium brought about a number of different ways of thinking about a text and how it's presented to a reader.

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