Similar
Recueil 048r
Aarau, Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettF 15, f. 123v – Hugo Argentinensis, Guilelmus Rothwell
Allen christen getrewen und recht gelobigen ..
Betrachtungen des leidens Christi
Flourished initials from BL Arundel 57, f. 35v
Recueil 113v
Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.
Decorated and flourished initial from BL Sloane 1784, f. 1
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3164, f. 1
Related
CodexGigas 505 Matthew, illuminated manuscript
CodexGigas 215 Tobit, illuminated manuscript
Weiditz Trachtenbuch 041-042, illuminated manuscript
Weiditz Trachtenbuch 049-050, illuminated manuscript
Aztec Xólotl 1, illuminated manuscript, Codex Borgia
Weiditz Trachtenbuch 010-011, illuminated manuscript
Weiditz Trachtenbuch 097-098, illuminated manuscript
Georgian Manuscripts 44. Homilies on the Gospels
Georgian Manuscripts 44. Homilies on the Gospels
CodexGigas 044 Deuteronomium, illuminated manuscript
Summary
The Codex Gigas (English: Giant Book) is the largest extant medieval manuscript in the world. It is also known as the Devil's Bible because of a large illustration of the devil on the inside and the legend surrounding its creation. It is thought to have been created in the early 13th century in the Benedictine monastery of Podlažice in Bohemia (modern Czech Republic). It contains the Vulgate Bible as well as many historical documents all written in Latin. During the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the entire collection was taken by the Swedish army as plunder, and now it is preserved at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm, though it is not normally on display.
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible, is famous for two reasons: it is believed to be the world's largest preserved medieval manuscript (Codex Gigas means "giant book") and it contains a large full-page portrait of the Devil. The Codex Gigas was created for a Bohemian monastery, but was brought to Sweden as spoils of war in the 17th century. Among other things, the manuscript contains a complete Bible, historical texts, magic formulas and spells.