We go by a term called the codex, where they would have two heavy pieces of wood which become the cover, and then the pages in between would then be stitched along one side to make something that was relatively easily transportable.
Nous utilisons le terme codex. Ce sont deux gros morceaux de bois qui forment la couverture, puis les pages entre sont cousues sur un côté afin d'en faire quelque chose pouvant être relativement facilement transporté.