Codex Seraphinianus: 40th Anniversary Edition

This was recommended to me by Amazon . I cannot begin to express how much joy and bafflement it has given me . Love it

Love it! One of the best "artifacts" I have. A huge thought-starter, exciter and just a fun thing!

The print quality is appalling for such an expensive book. It left me with the feeling this is massively overpriced and overhyped. There are some ingenious ideas but overall it is disappointing- i have buyers remorse

An incredible book. I've always wanted to own this, and it absolutely lived up to my expectations. It's a beautifully made book. It's expensive, but the book itself looks and feels expensive. Worth every penny.

Es un libro precioso. Es enorme, las páginas son gruesas y las ilustraciones pareciera que los hubieran hecho ahí mismo.Es un ejemplar que vale cada peso!El mío me llegó bien empaquetado y cubierto con una bolsa, y a pesar de que en general esté bien, tiene un detalle en la cubierta: es un rayón que abarca todo el centro de la carátula. Es lamentable. Pero bueno, el libro es bellísimo.

Lectexte est grandiose! (Lol). Blague à part, c’est un livre qu’on peut regarder pendant des heures!Ça fait travailler les méninges. Ça ne laisse pas indifférent. On découvre à chaque fois qu’on le regarde. Je voulais ce livre depuis longtemps. Et je suis super contente.Belle qualité d’impression.

(it's almost all) Pros: Beautiful book, has a slightly brighter, more colorful "Forbidden Planet" vibe that I really dig. It invokes the strange and mysterious and holds it all together with almost familiar elements that make it really interesting. Apparently it was written to invoke the feelings of a child who has not learned to read yet in adults who have long since forgotten that experience. The writing is indecipherable but familiar, welcoming, and seems to want to be understood. I enjoyed trying to interpret the pictures and the themes of what look like separate chapters. Not a lot of shadowy imagery (I usually go for the darker stuff), but more like an illustrated encyclopedia from a different world. The paper, the colors, the heft of the book...it's all very nice! If you are thinking about getting it, do so! It is almost half the retail price right now and if mine is any indicator, they finally quick gluing the slip cover piece to the front cover.Cons: It is an expensive book that is made to be enjoyed and shown off, and I was fortunate that mine arrived in great shape, but it was in a box big enough for it to get pretty banged up pretty easily if it had been handled just a little more roughly in delivery or been delayed in shipping and just banged around for longer. Others haven't been so lucky (see some other posts). This isn't to discourage you from buying it, if you are interested in it, it is probably for you. For the sellers/shippers/Amazon/whomever: The bags of air that were in the box with it might help a little, but for a pricier art book, bubble wrap in a box that fit more tightly would prevent some of the damage to the corners that some other customers have experienced. It doesn't need to be lead lined, just fit better.

Já fazia tempo que eu estava de olho neste soberbo livro, o CODEX SERAPHINIANUS, mas ele estava com um preço pouco acessível, até que resolvi conferir novamente e ele estava com um desconto razoável. A entrega foi super rápida e tranquila, a Amazon está de parabéns como sempre! Não há muito o que falar sobre o conteúdo da obra, além de que se trata de um livro totalmente escrito e ilustrado, o diferencial reside no fato de que tanto a escrita como as ilustrações serem totalmente incompreensíveis! Isto mesmo, ele foi composto deliberadamente desta maneira justamente para nos causar uma total sensação de estarmos diante de um livro do qual desejamos entender mas não é possível, o autor disse que queria causar a mesma sensação que as crianças que não sabem ler tem, quando estão com um livro adulto nas mãos. Esta é a enciclopédia de um mundo imaginário e ao se deter diante de suas quase 500 páginas, é como se fôssemos transportados para um mundo paralelo, ao mesmo tempo assustador e belo, uma verdadeira viagem gráfica! Esta edição talvez (até o momento) seja a mais completa já lançada, contendo mais páginas e um novo livreto explicativo (este sim, acessível aos leitores). quem estiver interessado não irá se arrepender.

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