Codex Gigas is written in latin. And it is manufactured by the skin of 160 donkey. and the size of the binding 92 by 50 centimeters with a thickness of 22 centimeters manuscript weighs 75 kilograms. Initially, 640 pages of the manuscript were, 624 of which are still in good condition. According to researchers, in order to write such a work the author would take about 10 years of life. Some were inclined to that that this book could not write a single author; at first we need a very deep spiritual knowledge and religion of the time, and secondly in a simple novice should have been a lot of free time, but as you know he was only 2-3 hours (approximately) a day.
Back in 1230 in Bohemia (Czech Republic) in the monastery of the Benedictine Order in the town Podlazhitse was written by one of the most mysterious books extant. This book is called the Codex Gigas, or "the Bible of the Devil." The manuscript is a huge task, weighing 74 kg and has the following dimensions:. Height - 90 cm, width - 49 cm and a thickness - 22 cm on the 624-page of the original 640 contains virtually all the basic knowledge of the time. Only here you can find a Bible, a great image of the devil, a variety of spells, including a description of the rites for the exorcism, a calendar of religious holidays, and more. According to legend, a monk and author, was condemned for their sins to death, but managed to beg mercy in exchange for a manuscript written by him with the help of the devil himself for just one night.
Giving states that disobey monk in exchange for the preservation of life promised to write a book that became famous monastery. He was given one last chance, but to write such a manuscript would take about 20 - 30 years, not one night. To be on time, the monk sold his soul to the devil, who helped him with the writing of the book.
Giving states that disobey monk in exchange for the preservation of life promised to write a book that became famous monastery. He was given one last chance, but to write such a manuscript would take about 20 - 30 years, not one night. To be on time, the monk sold his soul to the devil, who helped him with the writing of the book. Gigas Codex really glorified Czech monastery, however, after some time due to financial difficulties, had to sell the book. She bought another monastery, it is also in Bohemia. After some time, a new storage great work came the plague, which killed 40,000 people.
Then the "Devil's Bible" from hand one of the rulers in the hands of others, however, all of them waiting for a tragic fate. Studies have shown that written in 160 Donkey skin material, was actually created by one person, as indicated by the same handwriting and the same ink. In addition, this person was not a professional, because as the Code Gigas is very different from other medieval books. Scientists believe that the author of creation - a German monk-hermit, whose name can be found in the list of the Benedictine monastery of the Order of Servants.
Now Codex Gigas is the Swedish Royal Library and sometimes becomes an exhibit of various exhibitions.
Giving states that disobey monk in exchange for the preservation of life promised to write a book that became famous monastery. He was given one last chance, but to write such a manuscript would take about 20 - 30 years, not one night. To be on time, the monk sold his soul to the devil, who helped him with the writing of the book.
Giving states that disobey monk in exchange for the preservation of life promised to write a book that became famous monastery. He was given one last chance, but to write such a manuscript would take about 20 - 30 years, not one night. To be on time, the monk sold his soul to the devil, who helped him with the writing of the book. Gigas Codex really glorified Czech monastery, however, after some time due to financial difficulties, had to sell the book. She bought another monastery, it is also in Bohemia. After some time, a new storage great work came the plague, which killed 40,000 people.
Then the "Devil's Bible" from hand one of the rulers in the hands of others, however, all of them waiting for a tragic fate. Studies have shown that written in 160 Donkey skin material, was actually created by one person, as indicated by the same handwriting and the same ink. In addition, this person was not a professional, because as the Code Gigas is very different from other medieval books. Scientists believe that the author of creation - a German monk-hermit, whose name can be found in the list of the Benedictine monastery of the Order of Servants.
Now Codex Gigas is the Swedish Royal Library and sometimes becomes an exhibit of various exhibitions.
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