Episode 9: Codex Gigas
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Episode 9: Codex Gigas
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"The Devils Bible...." The Codex Gigas ("Giant Book"; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_language: Obří kniha) is the largest extant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Gigas#cite_note-kb.se-1 Very large...
show moreThe Codex Gigas ("Giant Book"; Czech: Obří kniha) is the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in).[1] Very large illuminated bibles were a typical feature of Romanesque monastic book production,[2] but even within this group, the page-size of the Codex Gigas is noted as exceptional. The manuscript is also known as the Devil's Bible, due to its highly unusual full-page portrait of Satan, and the legend surrounding its creation..
We take a deep dive into this mysterious artifact and share our thoughts and theories... Do you think it was written in one night??
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