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Post by blacktooth on May 1, 2010 23:22:04 GMT 10
hi guys has anyone here read this book called the devils bible
before i start wasting my time reading it i just wondered if anyone else has
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Post by shatnerswig on May 2, 2010 6:23:03 GMT 10
The Codex Gigas (English: Giant Book) is the largest extant medieval manuscript in the world.[1] It is thought to have been created in the early 13th century in the Benedictine monastery of Podlažice in Bohemia (modern Czech Republic). During the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the entire collection was stolen by the Swedish army as plunder and now it is preserved at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm.[1] It is also known as the Devil's Bible because of a large illustration of the devil on the inside and the legend surrounding its creation.
The codex is richly illuminated throughout.The codex is contained in a wooden folder, covered with leather and ornamented with metal. At 92 cm (36.2in.) tall, 50 cm (19.7in.) wide and 22 cm (8.6in.) thick it is the largest known medieval manuscript.[2] It initially contained 320 vellum sheets, though eight of these were subsequently removed.[3] It is unknown who removed the pages or for what purpose but it seems likely that they contained the monastic rules of the Benedictines. The codex weighs nearly 75 kg (165 lbs.) . The Codex Gigas has 310 parchment leaves, perhaps made from calfskins.
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The codex was believed to be created by Herman the Recluse in the Benedictine monastery of Podlažice near Chrudim, which was destroyed during the 15th century. Records in the codex end in the year 1229. The codex was later pledged to the Cistercians Sedlec monastery and then bought by the Benedictine monastery in Bøevnov. From 1477-1593 it was kept in the library of a monastery in Broumov until it was taken to Prague in 1594 to form a part of the collections of Rudolf II.
At the end of the Thirty Years' War in the year 1648, the entire collection was stolen by the Swedish army as plunder. From 1649 to 2007 the manuscript was kept in the Swedish Royal Library in Stockholm. The site of its creation is marked by a maquette in the town museum of Chrast.
On September 24, 2007, after 359 years, Codex Gigas returned to Prague on loan from Sweden until January 2008 (on display previously at the Czech National Library).[4][5][6]
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The Codex includes the entire Latin Vulgate version of the Bible, except for the books of Acts and Revelation, which are from a pre-Vulgate version. Also included are Isidore of Seville's encyclopedia Etymologiae, Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews, Cosmas of Prague's Chronicle of Bohemia, various tractates (from history, etymology and physiology), a calendar with necrologium, a list of brothers in Podlažice monastery, magic formulae and other local records. The entire document is written in Latin.
Illustration of the devil, page 577. Legend has it the codex was created by a monk who sold his soul to the devil.The manuscript includes illuminations in red, blue, yellow, green and gold. Capital letters are elaborately illuminated, frequently across the entire page. The codex has a unified look as the nature of the writing is unchanged throughout, showing no signs of age, disease or mood on the part of the scribe. This may have led to the belief that the whole book was written in a very short time (see Legend). But scientists are starting to believe and research the theory that it took over 20 years to complete.
Page 577[7], otherwise empty, includes a unique picture of the devil, about 50 cm tall. Several pages before this are written on a blackening vellum and have a very gloomy character, somewhat different from the rest of the codex. The reason for the different coloring is that when vellum is exposed to light it "tans", as vellum is made from animal skins, so over the centuries the pages that were exposed will have a darker color to them.
[edit] Legend
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According to legend the scribe was a monk who broke his monastic vows and was sentenced to be walled up alive. In order to forbear this harsh penalty he promised to create in one single night a book to glorify the monastery forever, including all human knowledge. Near midnight he became sure that he could not complete this task alone, so he made a special prayer, not addressed to God but to the fallen archangel Lucifer, asking him to help him finish the book in exchange for his soul. The devil completed the manuscript and the monk added the devil's picture out of gratitude for his aid.[1][8]
It is also speculated that the inscription of various exorcism spells is the monk trying to exorcise the devil out by himself. (Similar to monks who sinned, and were punished by having them write out the Bible by hand, as it was believed that God's goodness would be transferred to them by doing that.)
Despite this legend, the codex was not forbidden by the Inquisition, and was studied by many scholars.
Modern studies in linguistics suggests the monk was in total solitary confinement, possibly self imposed. In tests to recreate the work, it is estimated to have taken 20 or more years to have written the work
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Post by shatnerswig on May 2, 2010 6:24:09 GMT 10
PERSONALLY .. I NEVER READ IT !
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Post by blacktooth on May 2, 2010 23:04:39 GMT 10
cheers wiggy im gonna give it a go tonight
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Post by brillbilly on May 3, 2010 0:03:55 GMT 10
cheers wiggy im gonna give it a go tonight the room must have been real big he was bricked in too lol if you do sit down to read it i hope you have child bareing hips ;D      i had read abit about this a few years ago looking in to stuff about aleistar crowley like Aleister Crowley The Englishman Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947) was one of the most notorious occultists of his day, and perhaps of modern times. Self-styled as "The Beast 666," he went out of his way to live up to it with his sensationalism and self-promotion. He wrote a number of textbooks on ceremonial magick, most of which are still in print today. He also founded and was head of a number of occult fraternities. In short, he exerted a significant influence on occult circles that has continued to grow dramatically, long after his death. The Amalantrah Working In January through March of 1918 Crowley began a series of magickal workings called the Amalantrah Workings in furnished rooms in Central Park West, New York City. These were a performed via Sexual & Ceremonial Magick (his spelling) with the intent to invoke certain "intelligences" to physical manifestation. In actuality, the workings typically manifested as a series of visions and communications received through the mediumship of his partner, Roddie Minor. Be that as it may, at least one such "intelligence" was brought into physical manifestation via the Magickal Portal they created. (A portal in this context is a "magickally" created rent in the fabric of time and space.) The entity that came through is the one pictured above left. Crowley maintained the picture is actually a portrait and drawn from real life. This entity either called itself "Lam," or was named "Lam" by Crowley. Either way, he considered it to be of interdimensional origin, which was the term then for extraterrestrial. In communications with Lam, the symbolism of the egg featured prominently. Crowley included the portrait of Lam in his Dead Souls exhibition held in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1919. In that same year it was published as a frontispiece labeled The Way to Crowley’s commentary to Blavatsky’s The Voice of the Silence. Beneath the picture was the following inscription: "LAM is the Tibetan word for Way or Path, and LAMA is He who Goeth, the specific title of the Gods of Egypt, the Treader of the Path, in Buddhistic phraseology. Its numerical value is 71, the number of this book." Other than this, there is no commentary extant from Crowley upon the subject of Lam except for material published by disciples such as Kenneth Grant. Interestingly, Crowley gave the drawing to Grant in 1945.  more here www.bibliotecapleyades.net/cienciareal/cienciareal07.htm |
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Post by blacktooth on May 4, 2010 0:59:16 GMT 10
cheers brill thats good stuff that crowley geezer was a proper nut nut jimmy page used to idolise him even bought hes old house creepy i started reading it last night but couldnt focus i need a good sleep before i start on this one and your right that is a big book as i read this i will give insights and views if anyones interested
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Post by Wes on May 4, 2010 1:32:50 GMT 10
i will give insights and views if anyones interested Yeah Blacktooth I would be interested on hearing your insights and veiws on this book. |
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Post by blacktooth on May 4, 2010 7:06:04 GMT 10
no worries but im off to amsterdam tomorrow so its gonna take a while especially being such a big book but im defo gonna start on it i will give an insight on each chapter if it gets too boring i will fuck it off but to be honest im looking forward to delving into it i will probaly have a insight by friday hopefully
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Post by brillbilly on May 4, 2010 7:25:22 GMT 10
no worries but im off to amsterdam tomorrow so its gonna take a while especially being such a big book but im defo gonna start on it i will give an insight on each chapter if it gets too boring i will fuck it off but to be honest im looking forward to delving into it i will probaly have a insight by friday hopefully lol have a toke on me mate,jammy sod,enjoy ya book lol |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2010 18:27:39 GMT 10
Phone Home? If thats the devils I aint impressed. |
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