When it comes to the chosen passage of text, however, things are very different.

In addition, websites should have 'speaking' facilities, where passages of texts can be read out.

They are not perfect for mobile gadgets, however, as they can look washed out in sunlight and painfully bright at night, especially when you're reading long passages of text.

These are usually brief passages of text which bring encouragement, counsel and direction to the church.

Single-leaf woodcuts from the preceding decades often included passages of text with prayers, indulgences and other material; the block book was an extension of this form.