Rohonc Codex: The 448-Page Book Called a Forgery Before Anyone Could Read It

In 1838, the Batthyány family library was transferred to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Among the books was a small 448-page manuscript now called the Rohonc Codex, after the town of Rohonc, today in Austria. The book has no title page, no author and no place of origin. Almost every page is covered with signs that no one has read completely. Its 87 illustrations show prayer, fighting, executions, rulers and re...

In 1838, the Batthyány family library was transferred to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Among the books was a small 448-page manuscript now called the Rohonc Codex, after the town of Rohonc, today in Austria. The book has no title page, no author and no place of origin. Almost every page is covered with signs that no one has read completely. Its 87 illustrations show prayer, fighting, executions, rulers and re...

In 1838, the Batthyány family library was transferred to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Among the books was a small 448-page manuscript now called the Rohonc Codex, after the town of Rohonc, today in Austria. The book has no title page, no author and no place of origin. Almost every page is covered with signs that no one has read completely. Its 87 illustrations show prayer, fighting, executions, rulers and re...

In 1838, the Batthyány family library was transferred to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Among the books was a small 448-page manuscript now called the Rohonc Codex, after the town of Rohonc, today in Austria. The book has no title page, no author and no place of origin. Almost every page is covered with signs that no one has read completely. Its 87 illustrations show prayer, fighting, executions, rulers and re...