Editing Scroll (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of scrolls}}
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}}{{See also|Roman Empire#Literacy, books, and education}}Scrolls were the first form of editable record keeping texts, used in Eastern Mediterranean [[ancient Egyptian civilization]]s. Parchment scrolls were used by the [[Israelites]] among others before the [[codex]] or bound [[book]] with parchment pages was invented by the Romans, which became popular around the 1st century AD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-innovations-that-built-ancient-rome|title=10 Innovations That Built Ancient Rome|website=History |first1=Evan |last1=Andrews |date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=11 March 2018|archive-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144032/https://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-innovations-that-built-ancient-rome|url-status=live}}</ref> Scrolls were more highly regarded than codices until well into [[Roman Empire|Roman]] times.

The ink used in writing scrolls had to adhere to a surface that was rolled and unrolled, so special inks were developed. Even so, ink would slowly flake off scrolls.