Codex Seraphinianus
by Serafini, Luigi
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0847842134
- ISBN 13
- 9780847842131
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-362: Rizzoli. Very Good. 2013. Updated Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Rizzoli, New York. 2013. 396 pages. Illustrated throughout. New, updated edition. First, Thus. Bound in illustrated paper covered cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. Written for the information age and addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism, and computer science, the Codex confused, fascinated, and enchanted a generation. EB; 13.6 X 9.4 X 1.8 inches .
Reviews
On May 11 2021, a reader said:
Not so much read, but looked at. As it's the most weirdest book ever written. But every page is fascinating and intriguing. Worth looking through at least once
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Details
- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67181
- Title
- Codex Seraphinianus
- Author
- Serafini, Luigi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0847842134
- ISBN 13
- 9780847842131
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Place of Publication
- E-362
- Date Published
- 2013
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