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A primeira edicao do livro foi publicada em 1981 pela franco maria ricci. Published as a singlevolume edition simultaneously with the first american edition new york. It is an encyclopedia of an imaginary world, thoroughly illustrated and described in an imaginary language. In 1976 luigi serafini, an italian artist, architect and designer, decided to write about an imaginary world.
Luigi serafini on how and why he created an encyclopedia. In october rizzoli will be republishing what is regarded by many to be the strangest book in the world, the codex seraphinianus. As the voynich manuscript, it is written in italy in an incomprehensible language with a made for the occasion set of characters enough said you can find detailed bios on the works many places on the internet, try wikipedia or some of the dedicated forums. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. The italian artist luigi serafini produced a richly illustrated book called the codex seraphinianus in the late 1970s. Codex seraphinianus luigi serafini codex seraphinianus. If you like fantasy and surrealism, this book will leave your brain tingling, like the first surreal cartoon you ever witnessed as a child stoppit and tidyup, anyone. Codex seraphinianus,originally published in 1981, is an illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world, created by the italian artist, architect, and industr.
I can only advice everyone to have a codex seraphinianus at home. However, the numerous illustrations provide insights into the flora, fauna, inhabitants, and society of a nonexistent world. Nov 05, 20 codex seraphinianus is an art book in the most direct sensethere are big, beautiful drawings accompanied by indecipherable letterformsand it is impossible to read in a literal way. Codex seraphinianus by italian artist luigi serafini.
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Neuware an extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. 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. Codex seraphinianus,originally published in 1981, is an illustrated encyclopedia of an. The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the illustrious brandon sanderson, 1984, and the very hungry caterpillar will probably read it to my son. Codex seraphinianus is an art book in the most direct sensethere are big, beautiful drawings accompanied by indecipherable letterformsand it is impossible to read in a literal way. The invented language he uses also recalls several all at the same time. What it lacks in any kind of meaningfulness, it returns in max psychedelic weird assness and illustrative beauty. Codex seraphinianus by italian artist luigi serafini is a window on a bizarre fantasy world complete with its own unique unreadable alphabet and numerous illustrations that borrow from the modern age but veer into the extremely unusual. Jan 06, 2014 codex seraphinianus the worlds weirdest book.
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