Codex Seraphinianus

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Title

Codex Seraphinianus

Subject

The Codex Seraphinianus is a one-of-a-kind surreal art book. The encyclopedia includes bizarre illustrations and an unknown language that is impossible to interpret to the average reader. Codex Seraphinianus carries a reputation as being the world’s weirdest book because the content is truly a masterpiece of both grotesque yet beautifully hand-drawn illustrations. Each page and each illustration draws in the viewer and really encourages him or her to study the meaning behind the imagery—if there is one. Another interesting point about this book is that there have been several articles and blogs contemplating the meaning of Codex Seraphinianus, but there has not been a set answer for the reason or creation of this book, so it is left up to the reader to decode the book’s message individually.

Description

The original or first edition of the Codex Seraphinianus was first released as a two-volume set, intended for mass production by the author Luigi Serafini and publisher Franco Maria Ricci. The 1993 facsimile reproduces the entirety of the original's heavily illustrated content, but within a single volume. It is bound in black cloth with gold lettering, and displays a different front cover image from either of the original volumes.

Creator

Luigi Serafini, Franco Mario Ricci

Source

Facsimile: UNT Special Collections Library, Call Number: PN6381 .S4 1993

Publisher

Milano: Franco Mario Ricci

Date

Facsimile: 1993
First Edition: 1981

Contributor

NA

Rights

Milano: Franco Mario Ricci

Relation

Voynich Manuscript

Format

250 p: ill. (some col.); 37 cm

Language

Imaginary Language

Type

Encyclopedia in manuscript

Identifier

Contemporary Artist Book

Coverage

Italy, Contemporary, 1981

Prepared by Carly Burdette and Julia Kang