Facts about Carl Jung's Red Book

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   At over 800 pages, Carl Jung's Red Book is written in an archaic German style modeled on medieval illuminated manuscripts.

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   Sonu Shamdasani, a historian of psychology, edited and translated Carl Jung's Red Book for its 2009 publication by W. W. Norton.

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   Jung kept the Red Book private during his lifetime, and it remained unpublished for decades after his death, locked away by his estate.

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   The Red Book's calligraphic text and paintings were created by Jung himself, blending personal visions with imagery drawn from myth, alchemy, and religious symbolism.

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   Published in 2009, Carl Jung's Red Book is a large-format facsimile of the illustrated manuscript Jung created between 1914 and 1930.

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