Devil's book at the castle in Karviná
On the penultimate day at the castle in Karviná, I caught the exhibition of a single, although not a complete, copy of the Devil's Bible - Codex Gigas. It is the world's largest handwritten book with 320 parchment leaves, measuring 920 x 505 x 220 mm and weighing 75 kg. Codex Gigas is a mystical medieval book full of wisdom of the time. Legend has it that a sinful monk from the monastery in Podlužice near Chrudim...
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Devil's book at the castle in Karviná