Codex Seraphinianus
40th Anniversary Edition
$314.93
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
12 October 2021
Summary
Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of its original publication, this special edition of the beloved, best-selling cult classic features a new design, new cover illustration, and 15 never-before-seen drawings. Featuring a handsome new package redesigned by the author himself, this edition is a must-have for fans and collectors of Luigi Serafini’s art.
First published in 1981 in Milan by F.M. Ricci, the book has been hailed as one of the most unusual yet beautiful art books…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780847871049 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0847871045 |
| Author: | Luigi Serafini |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli International Publications |
| Imprint: | Rizzoli International Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 2.62kg |
| Dimensions: | 340mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Codex Seraphinianus is the perfect book to drive a reader mad with delight and frustration. Created by Italian artist Luigi Serafini, it’s a vast compendium of surreal illustrations annotated in a made-up language. The infinitely bizarre diagrams – a horse with a caterpillar rear end, umbrellas walking on human legs, a machine extruding people – make “Codex” impossible to put down or comprehend. It feels like a biology textbook designed by Salvador Dalí on acid. The giant new 40th anniversary edition from Rizzoli includes 15 fresh drawings. To see it once is to be enchanted forever.” —WASHINGTON POST “This mysterious and untranslated book of wonder is phenomenal even if your state has not legalized marijuana. If your state has legalized psilocybin you might want two copies.” —BOINGBOING.NET
About The Author
Luigi Serafini
Luigi Serafini is a multifaceted artist, born in Rome and based in Milan and Rome. In 2007, the Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea in Milan (PAC) dedicated a mostra ontologica (ontological exhibition) to him. In early 2021, the Centre R
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