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A scroll
Scroll

A Scroll is a roll of parchment, papyrus, or paper, which has been drawn or written upon.Scroll may also refer to:*Scroll , the decoratively curved end of the pegbox of string instruments such as violins...
 is a roll of parchment
Parchment

Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or Goatskin . Its most common use is as the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is not tanned, but stretched, scraped, and dried under tension, creating a stiff white, yellowish or translucent animal skin....
, papyrus
Papyrus

Papyrus is a thick paper material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland Cyperaceae that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt....
, or paper
Paper

Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, which has been drawn or written upon.

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A scroll
Scroll

A Scroll is a roll of parchment, papyrus, or paper, which has been drawn or written upon.Scroll may also refer to:*Scroll , the decoratively curved end of the pegbox of string instruments such as violins...
 is a roll of parchment
Parchment

Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or Goatskin . Its most common use is as the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is not tanned, but stretched, scraped, and dried under tension, creating a stiff white, yellowish or translucent animal skin....
, papyrus
Papyrus

Papyrus is a thick paper material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland Cyperaceae that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt....
, or paper
Paper

Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, which has been drawn or written upon.

Scroll may also refer to:

  • Scroll (music)
    Scroll (music)

    A scroll is the decoratively carved end of the neck of certain String instrument, mainly members of the violin family. The scroll is typically carved in the shape of a volute according to a canonical pattern, although some violins are adorned with carved heads, human and animal....
    , the decoratively curved end of the pegbox of string instruments such as violins
  • Scrolling
    Scrolling

    In computer graphics, movies, television, and other kinetic displays, scrolling is sliding text, images or video across a monitor or display. "Scrolling", as such, does not change the layout of the text or pictures, or but incrementally moves panning or Tilt the user's view across what is apparently a larger image that is not wholly seen....
    , the continuous movement of text/graphics over a screen or display window
  • Scrollwork
    Scrollwork

    Scrollwork is an element of ornamentation and graphic design. The various forms are named by their supposed resemblance to the edge-on view of a parchment Scroll ....
    , an element of graphic design that appears in a variety of artistic media
  • The Scrolls
    The Scrolls

    Works Progress Administration , formerly known under the working title The Scrolls, is an United States eight-piece Supergroup . The members of the octet are Sean Watkins , Sara Watkins , Glen Phillips , Benmont Tench , Luke Bulla , Greg Leisz , Pete Thomas , and Davey Faragher ....
    , an American musical octet


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Codex
Codex

A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with separate pages normally bound together and given a cover. It was a Roman invention that replaced the scroll, which was the first form of book in all Eurasian cultures....