Facts about Codex Gigas

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   In addition to biblical texts, the Codex Gigas contains a complete copy of Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews and other non-biblical works.

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   A Benedictine monk named Herman the Recluse is traditionally credited with writing the Codex Gigas in the early 13th century.

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   Weighing approximately 75 kilograms, the Codex Gigas is considered the largest surviving medieval manuscript in the world.

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   Currently housed in the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm, the Codex Gigas was taken as war spoils from Prague in 1648.

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   The Codex Gigas, a medieval manuscript created in Bohemia, is nicknamed the Devil's Bible due to its large full-page illustration of the devil.

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