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-title: The Devil's Bible: The Biggest Book in the World.
-date: 2007-04-30T14:46:03Z
-source: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/21/the-devils-bible/
-tags: authors, books, literature
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-![bible1][1]
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-![bible2][2]
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-Dita Asiedu at [Radio Praha][3] writes:
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-> The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible, is the biggest book in
-the world. Made at the start of the 13th century in a Bohemian monastery,
-it was one of the country's most prized works of art. In medieval times,
-its uniqueness was even put on a par with the wonders of the world. . . .
->
-> Why, how and by whom the Devil's Bible was made has remained a mystery
-until this day. But legend has it that the book was written by a monk, who
-faced being walled up alive for breaching a monastic code, and promised to
-create the biggest manuscript in the world in just one night in return for
-being spared from punishment. But when he realised that he would not be
-able to deliver on his promise, he asked the devil for help and his prayer
-was answered. The devil, to which the monk sold his soul, is depicted in
-the Penitential - a chapter that takes the form of a handbook for priests,
-listing various sins and the corresponding forms of repentance.
->
-> _"The book contains the Old Testament, the New Testament, a necrology
-of the Podlazice monastery, a list of Podlazice fraternity members, a
-script on natural history, the oldest Czech Latin chronicle - there are
-eleven contents items in all._
-
-_
-It is estimated that skin from some 160 donkeys had to be used to provide
-sufficient writing material for the book. Written in Latin, it also
-includes mystical medical formulae to treat epilepsy and fever but also
-solve unusual problems like finding a thief, for example. One of the most
-valuable chapters is the Chronica Bohemorum - a copy of the Bohemian
-Chronicle, drawn up from 1045 to 1125, that is considered one of the
-oldest and best transcripts of the Chronicle. The very end of the codex
-includes a list of the days on which Easter falls in the coming years.
-
-[1]: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/467689774_0836f91ced.jpg?v=0ttp://
-[2]: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/467689772_091b3d0844.jpg?v=0
-[3]: http://www.radio.cz/en/article/90520