Perhaps it's the 13th-century equivalent of 'sex sells.' What better way to keep your book out of the remainder bin of history than to include an eye-catching glimpse of the Prince of Darkness? Hedge your bets by positioning a splendid vision of the Heavenly City directly opposite.
Notable illustrations aside, the Codex Gigas holds the distinction of being the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, weighing 165 lbs and requiring the skins of 160 donkeys at the rate of two pages per donkey.
A National Geographic documentary concluded that the sprawling manuscript would've required a minimum of 5 years of full-time work.
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