Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>This is Codex Gigas. Or “the Devil’s Bible.” It’s the largest known medieval illuminated manuscript.</p><p>It was created in a Bohemian monestary, stolen by Sweden during the 30 Years’ War, and is now in a Swedish museum.</p><p>Legend says a Christian monk broke his vows and was sentenced to be walled up alive. To escape death he promised to create this book in one night, making a deal with the devil.</p><p>More:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Gigas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Gi</span><span class="invisible">gas</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CodexGigas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodexGigas</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Artifact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artifact</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Czech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Czech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museum</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Monastery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monastery</span></a></p>