![]() ![]() Cover of the Codex Gigas, a.k.a., the Devil's Bible To protect this 800-year-old book from the damages of air and light, it’s kept in a climate-controlled case. ![]() The white leather volume adorned with fancy gewgaws is about three feet tall and weighs a staggering 165 pounds. ![]() Now the book is housed at the National Library of Sweden. The oversized book was initially kept at a monastery in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), but was stolen by the Swedes during the Thirty Years’ War and taken to Stockholm as war booty in 1649. In reality, one monk did write the entire book, but it took him approximately 25 to 30 years to complete it. The devil delivered, so the monk drew the devil’s portrait on page 577 of his manuscript in gratitude. At midnight, he realized he would never succeed in his task, so he prayed to the fallen angel Lucifer to help him. He begged for clemency and promised to write a book that included all human knowledge - in just one night. It was created in the thirteenth century, and experts believe all of its 600+ pages were written and illuminated by the hand of one unnamed Benedictine monk.Īccording to legend, a monk who broke his vows was sentenced to be walled up alive. The Codex Gigas - a.k.a., The Devil’s Bible - is the world’s largest preserved manuscript from the Middle Ages. ![]()
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