Peciae

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Summary

Plural of pecia, these were folded collections of five to eight pages, each comprised of two 62-line columns of text. These were typically smaller portions of larger texts used in universities. They were small and easy to loan out for copying. This streamlined the process of loaning books. [1]

Origins and Details

One page in a collection of peciae (with pecia mark).[2]
  1. Robinson, Solveig C. (2014). The Book in Society. Broadview Press: 65-68
  2. "Introduction to the Peciae System, an Advance in Text Manuscript Production." HistoryofInformation.com, https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=244