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How to Build a
Digital Library
Second Edition
Chapter 1: Orientation: The world of digital libraries
Figure 1.8: Ancient devices for portable writing
Figure 1.8: Ancient devices for portable writing (a): Clay tablet
Figure 1.8: Ancient devices for portable writing (b): Scroll
Figure 1.8: Ancient devices for portable writing (c): Palm leaves (from Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Sarasvat Mahal Library, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 1995)
Figure 1.8: Ancient devices for portable writing (d): Concertina
Figure 1.8: Ancient devices for portable writing (e): Codex