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An introduction to the codex seraphinianus, the strangest. The codex is unlike other historically wellknown strange books such as the voynich manuscript, in that the author of the book is not only known luigi serafini is his name, hes still alive. Download pdf codex seraphinianus by luigi serafini free. Et le cout dun codex vaut peutetre ces quelques lignes. Pulcinellopaedia seraphiniana by luigi serafini, 9780847849642, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Luigi serafini is alive and well and occasionally makes public appearances. Ever since the codex seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. It is an encyclopedia of an imaginary world, thoroughly illustrated and described in an imaginary language.
Book depository is the worlds most international online bookstore offering over 20 million books with free delivery worldwide. Codex seraphinianus xxxiii by luigi serafini, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Codex refers above all to the format of the work, although as the article on codex notes it is now generally reserved for manuscripts in codex format. Limited edition with numbered print by luigi serafini, 9780847843091, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Codex seraphinianus, meanwhile, is a far more modern work, published in 1981 by italian artist and architect luigi serafini.
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