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Mystery Book of Satan, the Codex Gigas!
Codex Gigas means a giant book. It is called so because the book is written in Latin on parchment 160 cows has extraordinary size.
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Weighing 75 kilograms, 92 centimeters high, 50 centimeters wide and 22 centimeters thick.
According to the records in the book, it was written in the early 13th century in the monastery of the Order Benedictus, Podlazice, Bohemia.
Content are more touched on the science of history, etymology, physiology, methods to determine the date of the celebration, calendar, list the names of the monks in the monastery Podlazice, magical formulas and other records.
After the completion of writing, the Codex Gigas is then transferred to the Cistercians Sedlec monastery and eventually purchased by Benedict Monastery in Byoevnov.
From 1477 to 1593, the Codex Gigas is stored in a library in Broumov before being taken to Prague in 1594 to become part of the collection of Rudolf II.
It said initially Codex Gigas has 320 pages. However, the eight-page letter was lost. It is not known who threw eight sheet and for what purpose.
But, in addition to so-called Codex Gigas, this manuscript also known as the Book of Satan. Why is this book called so? This is what attracted the attention of many.
On page 290, there is an illustration of Satan as high as about 50 centimeters. A few pages before this picture, written on a sheet of black leather and made with dark character makes it different from the entire Codex Gigas.
But, who is also the author and illustrated why the devil was created? This item is unknown until now.
However, those who study it believe that the entire Codex Gigas was written in a very short time.
They found that the overall content of the Codex Gigas was written with a very unusual way between pages.
This means that the book was written by someone with a sustainable mindset.
But, who the author, the researchers failed to find evidence. By legend, the Codex Gigas is said to be the author of a monk who violate the rules of the monastery.
He was then sentenced to be tied on the wall in a standing position for life. The monks begged forgiveness from unusual punishment was cruel.
Instead, he promised to create a book that would glorify the monastery and knowledge of mankind forever and promised to fix it in just one night.
By midnight, there were doubts in the hearts of the monk. Can he solve it alone?
As a result of the desperate, the monk finally sold his soul to the devil for a rescue.
Satan finished manuscripts. In honor of the devil, who helped him, the monk added the devil artwork into the Codex Gigas.
The extent of the claims, it can not be confirmed. Although the legend of the devil, but the devil, but Codex Gigas be kept and studied by many scholars to this day.
Now, the devil is still intact, stored at Sweden's Royal Library, Stockholm.
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