The first sheet, on which the contents of the roll could be noted, was called in Greek the protokollon, literally, “first glued”—the origin of our word “protocol.”
Nikolayhas quoted3 years ago
word “volume” comes from volumen, the Latin word for a thing that is rolled or wound up.
Nikolayhas quoted3 years ago
Poggio, the former apostolic secretary of a disgraced and deposed pope, had few cards to play.