Manuscripts by type

thumb|upright=1.35|The Codex Gigas, 13th century, [[Bohemia]]

thumb|350px|The Joshua Roll, [[Vatican Library. An illuminated scroll, probably of the 10th century, created in the Byzantine empire.]] right|thumb|Scroll of the Book of Esther, [[Seville, Spain]] right|thumb|Ingredients used in making ink for Hebrew scrolls today A scroll (from the Old French escroe or escroue), also known as a roll, is a roll of papyrus, parchment, or paper containing writing.

manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves

two or more tablets of wood, filled with wax, for writing upon

The handscroll is a long, narrow, horizontal scroll format in East Asia used for calligraphy or paintings. A handscroll usually measures up to several meters in length and around 25–40 cm in height. Handscrolls are generally viewed starting from the right end. This kind of scroll is intended to be read or viewed flat on a table, in sections. The format thus allows for the depiction of a continuous narrative or journey.

will and testament that has been entirely handwritten and signed by the testator

The parabaik (; ) is a Burmese-culture folding book manuscript. Used concurrently with palm-leaf manuscripts since at least before the 16th century, two main varieties of parabaik were used: black parabaiks served as erasable notebooks, and white parabaiks were used for official documents, and as a support for Burmese art. Use of parabaiks was usurped by the European codex after the British conquest of Burma. Historical parabaiks are valued in codicological research for both Burmese state chronicles, as well as examples of ephemera and gray literature.