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Codex Seraphinianus,[1] originally published in 1981, is an illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world, created by the Italian artist, architect, and industrial designer Luigi Serafini during thirty months, from 1976 to 1978.[2] The book is approximately 360 pages long (depending on edition), and written in a cipher alphabet[3] in an imaginary language

The book is divided into eleven chapters, partitioned into two sections. The first section appears to describe the natural world, dealing with flora, fauna, and physics. The second deals with the humanities, the various aspects of human life: clothing, history, cuisine, architecture and so on. Each chapter seems to treat a general encyclopedic topic. The topics of each separate chapter are as follows:
The first chapter describes many types of flora: strange flowers, trees that uproot themselves and migrate, etc.
The second chapter is devoted to the fauna of this world, depicting many animals that are surreal variations of the horse, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, birds, etc.
The third chapter deals with what seems to be a separate kingdom of odd bipedal creatures.
The fourth chapter deals with something that seems to be physics and chemistry, and is by far the most abstract and enigmatic.
The fifth chapter deals with bizarre machines and vehicles.
The sixth chapter explores the general humanities: biology, sexuality, various aboriginal peoples, and even shows examples of plant life and tools (such as pens and wrenches) grafted directly into the human body.
The seventh chapter is historical. It shows many people (some only vaguely human) of unknown significance, giving their times of birth and death. It also depicts many scenes of historical (and possibly religious) significance. Also included are examples of burial and funereal customs.
The eighth chapter depicts the history of the Codex's alien writing system.
The ninth chapter deals with food, dining practices, and clothing.
The tenth chapter describes bizarre games (including playing cards and board games) and athletic sports.
The eleventh chapter is devoted entirely to architecture.

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Just a fun little find I made on the interwebz today. I thought the art was pretty fantastic and figured I'd share. It reminds me strongly of my favorite short story by one of my favorite authors, 'Tlon, Uqbar, Orbius Tertius' by Jorge Luis Borges. Probably cuz the concept is nearly identical, but whatever.

aZombie said:

That is some weird stuff. I wish I could read what is written.

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Amanita86 said:

What's the point of it if you can't read it?

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my3rdeye said:

aZombie said:

That is some weird stuff. I wish I could read what is written.

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No one can read it it's a made up language.
I just bought this book the other day I thought I would see if anyone ever mentioned it on here, didnt expect a thread from 2016. It's trippy as fuck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Seraphinianus

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