 The original two-volume work | |
| Author | Luigi Serafini |
|---|---|
| Language | Imaginary |
| Subject | Flora, Fauna, Anatomy, Fashion and Foods |
| Publisher | Franco Maria Ricci |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Pages | 127 (Vol. I); 127 (Vol. II) |
| ISBN | 88-216-0026-2 ISBN 88-216-0027-0 ISBN 88-216-2027-1 |
| 039 (Encyclopedias in other languages) | |
The Codex Seraphinianus,[1] originally published in 1981, is an illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world, created by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini between 1976 and 1978.[2] It is approximately 360 pages (depending on edition) and written in an imaginary language.[3]
Originally published in Italy, it has been released in several countries.[3]
- ^ as it were "the book (or manuscript) of Serafini"; the Latin noun codex referred to a book with pages (as opposed to a scroll), and is often applied in modern usage to a manuscript with pages, especially an antiquarian one. Seraphinianus is a Latinisation of the author's surname, Serafini (which in Italian, refers to the seraphs).
- ^ Corrias, Pino (February 5, 2006). "L'enciclopedia dell'altro mondo" (PDF). La Repubblica. p. 39.
- ^ a b Peter Schwenger (2006). "Museal". The Tears of Things: Melancholy and Physical Objects. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 119–124. ISBN 0-8166-4631-7.