THE UNOFFICIAL
CODEX SERAPHINIANVS
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Strange and Extraordinary Representations of Animals and Plants and Hellish Incarnations of Normal Items from the Annals of Naturalist/Unnaturalist Luigi Serafini
THE UNOFFICIAL
CODEX SERAPHINIANVS
WEB SITE
Strange and Extraordinary Representations of Animals and Plants and Hellish Incarnations of Normal Items from the Annals of Naturalist/Unnaturalist Luigi Serafini
Codex Seraphinianus is back in print! It can be ordered from Internet Bookshop Italia in French and Spanish editions. Since the book is entirely artwork, the print language does not matter, except that the dust jacket will be in French or Spanish. The iBS Italia site is in Italian only, so patience will be required (or linguistic legerdemain) if you don't speak the language. Try this page at Chapitre.com if you would rather try ordering in French. The cost as of January 2002 is 185-215 Euros, which is around $170-200 US, with the less expensive price at iBS Italia. It will cost up to 70 Euros (about $55 US) to ship it overseas. The original publisher is Franco Maria Ricci. The American edition was published by Abbeville Press.
It is also possible to track down and purchase copies through used book sellers. Amazon.com has successfully found the Codex. Moe's Books may also be able to find a copy. The price will be over $250 however, which is prohibitive, and you can do better by getting the new edition.
If you want to see the Codex without paying that much, try your local library. University libraries should have it. The Library of Congress number is PN6381.S4 1983. I didn't fail to notice that at the library at the University of Texas at Austin, where I first was shown the Codex, the shelf where it could be found was the farthest from the library entrance.
Dr. Peter Schwenger of Mount St. Vincent University has written this article "Codex Seraphinianus, Hallucinatory Encyclopedia," on fictional encyclopedias and related topics.
Dr. Ivan Derzhanski has produced an online article containing Some Observations on the text of the Codex, including a transcription system and a description of the number system.
Try navigating Kevin Weber's Codex Page.
Luigi Serafini is an Italian artist whose works all tend to be unusual. The Codex has by far most of his work that I have seen. Recently, links to others have appeared on the web. He has had works presented in several exhibitions, which works include paintings and sculpture. He does costume and set design for the Teatro alla Scala and Piccolo Teatro in Milan, collaborated with Fellini on La voce della luna and is a visiting artist at the Banff Center in Alberta, Canada. I have heard of another book by Serafini, Pulcinellopedia Piccola; however, I have heard nothing about what it contains, who publishes it, or how it might be acquired, except for one image available here.
Didael has an exhibit with online Serafini art.
The Codex Page of François Almaleh, with images, links, the "ïnfamous" French words in the Codex, and a photo of Luigi Serafini. You can also reach the original Français page. An older version of Almaleh's page is still posted here.
While on the subject, check out the homepage of the European Voynich Manuscript Transcription Project. The Voynich Manuscript is a complete untranslated work in an unknown script, possibly from the middle ages. This is not a Codex link, but it is a good link!
A page on Hieronymous Bosch. If you don't know who this is, check it out at your peril. Bosch paints exotic works like Serafini, but in the context of the guilt and sin tortured Renaissance.
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