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Jul 31, 2015 codex seraphinianus, 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. Codex seraphinianus is a bizarre but enormously inventive work by the italian artist luigi serafini. Download pdfs of the mysterious voynich manuscript and the. Codex seraphinianus wikipedia codex seraphinianus, 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.
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