Codex Gigas| 1250 ADW Codex Mediolanensis| 1000 ADW Codex Guelferbytanus| 550 ADW Codex Claromontanus V| 450 ADW Codex Floriacensis| 450 ADW Codex Hafnianus| 550 AD Vindobonensis Lat. 1235| 450 ADW Codex Sarzanensis| 550 ADW Codex Bobiensis| 400 ADW ...
The Codex Gigas, literal translation 'Giant Book', is also known as the Devil's Bible, due to the large image of Satan on one of the pages. The book's wikipedia page is foundHERE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_GigasI made this for no good reason whatsoever, 'cept maybe ...
《魔鬼圣经》(拉丁语:Codex Gigas,英语:Giant Book,意为“大书”),是世界上现存最大的中世纪圣经手抄本。全书用木制封面装订而成,封面包覆着皮革和金属装饰,长度为92厘米(36.2英寸),宽度为50厘米(19.7英寸),厚度为22厘米(8.6英寸),重量计75公斤(165磅),最初由320张羊皮纸(取自160张整羊羔皮)构成,但是后来其...
The Codex Gigas (English: Giant Book) is the largest extant medieval manuscript in the world. It was created in the early 13th century in the Benedictine monastery of Podlazice in Bohemia, and is now preserved at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm, where two librarians are needed t...
The legend of the Codex Gigas goes back as far as the book itself. According to that legend, a monk who broke his vows was sentenced to be walled up alive. To avoid this horrible death, he promised to create, in a single night, a book containing all human knowledge. The book would ...
Although we now know that one person created the entire Codex Gigas over his lifetime, there are still many mysteries about the text. Why did a monk create such an enormous book that would have taken the rest of his life to complete? Why did he incorporate dark features such as a vivid...
Codex Gigas (Devil’s Bible) The largest medieval illuminated manuscript in the world is considered to be the Codex Gigas, which in English, translates to Giant Book. This early 13th century tome, however, may be more commonly known as the Devil’s Bible, for it famously contains a mysteri...