The Devil’s bible
THE DEVIL’S BIBLE /CODEX GIGAS In July 1648, during the final clashes of the Thirty Years’ War, the Swedish army looted the city of Prague. Among the treasures they stole and brought with them when they returned home was a book called Codex Gigas. Not only is Codex Gigas famous for being the largest medieval book in the world, but because of its contents, it is also known as The Devil’s Bible. The Devil’s Bible is 36 inches tall, 20 inches wide, and 8.7 inches thick. The Devil’s Bible contains 310 pages made from vellum from 160 donkeys. Originally, it contained 320 pages, but at some point in time the last ten pages were cut out and removed from the book. The Devil’s Bible weighs 165 lbs. The identity of the scribe who created The Devil’s Bible is unknown. Scholars believe that the book is the creation of one person, most likely a monk living in Bohemia (today a part of the Czech Republic) dur...
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