When shelves had to be referred to, textus was used at Canterbury, and linea at Citeaux.

It was said of an ancient painter, Nulla dies sine linea: I say of your wild rant, Nulla linea sine mendacio.

Some movement of right half of abdomen, left half immobile, dulness extending from the flank as far forwards as linea semilunaris.

These extracts will be sufficient to shew that the cases were arranged in three double rows, each double row being called a linea.