1. of or relating to codicology, the study of the physical structure and history of manuscripts and books
Usage: scholarly; academic

Examples

• The codicological analysis revealed that the manuscript was written on parchment from the 12th century.
• Scholars used codicological methods to examine the binding and page composition of the ancient text.
• A codicological study of the document showed evidence of multiple hands and corrections over time.
• The library's codicological research team documented the physical characteristics of each rare book in the collection.
• Codicological evidence suggested that several pages had been added to the original manuscript centuries later.