| Show Famous Devils Devil s Bible Put Before ope the Camera Stockholm One One of the most remarkable remarkable remarkable re re- books In the world called the Devils Devil's Bible and also the giant glunt of books booke line has Just been brought out of ot its hiding biding place In the royal library of ot Stockholm following a request for a n photostat copy from the cIt city of Prague where It was captured captured cap cap- tur d at the Swedish conquest In 1048 It was written BOO years ago and legend says that It was completed during dOlIng during dur dur- ing a single night b by a monk who was doomed to die He had to have as assistance assistance lS- lS from the devil however andIn and ond andIn In gratitude made a n full page portrait portrait portrait por por- trait of ot him horns cloven hoofs hoots ar and andall andall all which has ever since remained In Inthe inthe Inthe the Bible The book bool Is probably the largest Bible In the world the pages being a yard high by a foot and a half wide It Is written on parchment sheets for tor which according to tradition donke donkey hides were required Time The lettering lettering lettering let let- is beautifully Illuminated in ingold ingold Ingold gold an and bright colors The Devils Bible when brought to Sweden was presented to Queen Kristina the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus along with a unique and priceless book the Codex or Silver SHYer Bible The name was given given en to the book because It is bound In covers of lieu heavy V wrought silver The letters of ot the text are in silver and gold stamped stomped on purple parch parch- ment The Silver SlIver Bible which Is about 1400 years ears old is a translation of the four tour gospels made by Bishop and Is considered Invaluable Ih because it contains virtually all the extant writing in the Gothic h language It is now preserved at Upsala university university sity In Sweden |
