1. Plural of codicology; the study of the physical structure, production, and history of manuscripts and books, including their materials, binding, and decoration.
Usage: academic; scholarly; field-specific

Examples

• Scholars of codicologies examine the paper, ink, and binding techniques used in medieval manuscripts.
• The university's codicologies program trains students to analyze rare books and ancient texts.
• Recent advances in codicologies have revealed new information about how scribes worked in scriptoriums.
• Experts in codicologies can determine the age and origin of a manuscript by studying its physical features.
• The conference brought together specialists in codicologies from universities across Europe.