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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
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
Prepared by Carly Burdette and Julia Kang