Codex seraphinianus

Codex Seraphinianus, 1976-1978 ‘The Codex Seraphinianus is a book written and illustrated by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini, from 1976 to 1978. The book appears to be a visual encyclopedia of an unknown world, written in one of its languages, an alphabetic writing intended to be meaningless.’

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Imagine you could talk to Hieronymus Bosch, the authors of the Book of Revelation, or of the Voynich Manuscript—a bizarre 15th century text written in an uncrackable code; that you could solve centuries-old mysteries by asking them, “what were you thinking?” You might be disappointed to hear them say, as does Luigi Serafini, author and illustrator of the Codex Seraphinianus, “At the end of the day [it’s] similar to the Rorschach inkblot test.

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The Codex Seraphinianus is an illustrated book put together by the Italian artist and architect Luigi Serafini (born in 1949). Originally published in 1981, the book contains a depiction of an imaginary world, and all the writing is done in an imaginary language. Admittedly the language doesn’t mean anything, but the fact that it looks like a…

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The illustration depicts a fantastical plant with three large, red flowers with intricate details. The flowers are connected to a central stem with a bulbous, green base. Two unique, pear-shaped fruits with spotted patterns, one black and white and the other orange and black, are attached to the stem. The base of the plant is adorned with a large, ruffled, purple leaf, adding to the whimsical and otherworldly nature of the artwork.

A truly unique work of fiction, ‘The Codex Seraphinianus‘ is a book that appears to be a visual encyclopedia of some unknown world or dimension. Written down in one of those world's beautiful curving languages, the book by Italian artist, architect, and industrial designer Luigi Serafini, explains the odd inhabitants and their colorful behaviors. The...

In 1981 Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini published what has since remained in popular view as the weirdest book in history: Codex Seraphinianus.