The Devil's Bible: The Codex Gigas - Paperback

The Codex Gigas is the medieval manuscript with a full page devil painted into it, and this short book is about how it came to exist.

It was made in a Bohemian monastery in the thirteenth century and it is enormous, heavy enough that moving it is a two person job. Inside are the Latin Bible, medical texts, chronicles, and then that one illustration.

What it covers

The making of it, the legend of the scribe who is supposed to have finished it in a night, and the long afterlife the object has had since. A book about the manuscript, not a facsimile of it.

From the publisher

Step into the world of one of history's most enigmatic and legendary manuscripts-the Codex Gigas, known to the world as the Devil's Bible. This extraordinary book, created in a 13th-century Bohemian monastery, has fascinated scholars, historians, and the curious for centuries. Weighing over 75 kilograms and standing nearly a meter tall, the Codex Gigas contains the complete Latin Bible, medical texts, historical chronicles, and a mysterious full-page illustration of the devil himself.

In The Devil's Bible: The Codex Gigas, Kyle Palmer explores the manuscript's history, creation, and enduring legend. From the incredible skill and endurance of the scribe to the myths of a nocturnal pact with the devil, this book reveals the secrets behind one of the largest and most mysterious medieval manuscripts ever produced. Readers will discover the Codex's artistry, the science of its preservation, the stories that surround it, and its profound impact on both scholarship and popular imagination.

Whether you are fascinated by medieval history, ancient manuscripts, or the supernatural, this book offers a journey into a world where myth and reality collide, and where a single book continues to captivate the imagination centuries after it was first created.

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