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Codex Gigas

manuscript compendium from the 13th century
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Codex Gigas

Summary

Codex Gigas is a written work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Codex Gigas authored Bohemia[3].
  • Codex Gigas's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Codex Gigas's instance of is recorded as codex[5].
  • Codex Gigas's instance of is recorded as illuminated manuscript[6].
  • Bible is named after Codex Gigas[7].
  • devil is named after Codex Gigas[8].
  • Codex Gigas is made of vellum[9].
  • Codex Gigas's collection is recorded as National Library of Sweden[10].
  • Codex Gigas's inventory number is recorded as A 148[11].
  • Codex Gigas took place at National Library of Sweden[12].
  • Codex Gigas's Commons category is recorded as Codex Gigas[13].
  • Codex Gigas's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[14].
  • 1300 marks the founding of Codex Gigas[15].
  • Codex Gigas's location of formation is recorded as Podlažice Monastery[16].
  • Codex Gigas's official website is recorded as http://kb.se/codex-gigas/eng/[17].
  • Codex Gigas's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+310'}[18].
  • Codex Gigas's present in work is recorded as Q104895477[19].
  • Codex Gigas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Codex Gigas'}[20].
  • Codex Gigas's exemplar of is recorded as Vulgate[21].
  • Codex Gigas's exemplar of is recorded as Vetus Latina[22].
  • Codex Gigas's exemplar of is recorded as Q665934[23].
  • Codex Gigas's exemplar of is recorded as Antiquities of the Jews[24].
  • Codex Gigas's exemplar of is recorded as Chronica Boemorum[25].
  • Codex Gigas's different from is recorded as The Satanic Bible[26].
  • Codex Gigas's IIIF manifest URL is recorded as https://www.wdl.org/en/item/3042/manifest[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include written work[4], codex[5], and illuminated manuscript[6].

History and Context

1300 marks the founding of Codex Gigas[15]. Things named after include Bible[7], a religious text[28], written by various authors[29] and devil[8], a personification[30].

Why It Matters

Codex Gigas has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Antiquities of the Jews

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0251216-Codex-Gigas
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0251216-Codex-Gigas, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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