Codex Gigas: The Devil’s Bible and the Manuscript Thrown from a Burning Palace
A book almost as large as a door sits behind glass at the National Library of Sweden. Codex Gigas means “giant book”. It is about 92 centimetres high, 50 centimetres wide, more than 20 centimetres thick, and weighs roughly 75 kilograms. Its 310 parchment leaves contain a Bible, a calendar, the history of Bohemia, medical recipes, and prayers for driving out evil spirits. One page shows a red devil taking up nearly th
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A book almost as large as a door sits behind glass at the National Library of Sweden. Codex Gigas means “giant book”. It is about 92 centimetres high, 50 centimetres wide, more than 20 centimetres thick, and weighs roughly 75 kilograms. Its 310 parchment leaves contain a Bible, a calendar, the history of Bohemia, medical recipes, and prayers for driving out evil spirits. One page shows a red devil taking up nearly the whole sheet. That image gave the book its other name: the Devil’s Bible.
A book almost as large as a door sits behind glass at the National Library of Sweden. Codex Gigas means “giant book”. It is about 92 centimetres high, 50 centimetres wide, more than 20 centimetres thick, and weighs roughly 75 kilograms. Its 310 parchment leaves contain a Bible, a calendar, the history of Bohemia, medical recipes, and prayers for driving out evil spirits. One page shows a red devil taking up nearly th
A book almost as large as a door sits behind glass at the National Library of Sweden. Codex Gigas means “giant book”. It is about 92 centimetres high, 50 centimetres wide, more than 20 centimetres thick, and weighs roughly 75 kilograms. Its 310 parchment leaves contain a Bible, a calendar, the history of Bohemia, medical recipes, and prayers for driving out evil spirits. One page shows a red devil taking up nearly th
A book almost as large as a door sits behind glass at the National Library of Sweden. Codex Gigas means “giant book”. It is about 92 centimetres high, 50 centimetres wide, more than 20 centimetres thick, and weighs roughly 75 kilograms. Its 310 parchment leaves contain a Bible, a calendar, the history of Bohemia, medical recipes, and prayers for driving out evil spirits. One page shows a red devil taking up nearly th
A book almost as large as a door sits behind glass at the National Library of Sweden. Codex Gigas means “giant book”. It is about 92 centimetres high, 50 centimetres wide, more than 20 centimetres thick, and weighs roughly 75 kilograms. Its 310 parchment leaves contain a Bible, a calendar, the history of Bohemia, medical recipes, and prayers for driving out evil spirits. One page shows a red devil taking up nearly th