Codex Seraphinianus is a stunning book. Hilariously baffling, beautiful, and delightful all at once. This book has been out of print for decades and you could only find copies for $250-$600. A new edition was released late in 2013, but it's, alas, out of print already. The language is incomprehensible (Serifani wrote it in an invented language...possibly). He claimed once that the language is intended to convey the same feeling a child has when reading an illustrated book before they can actually read words.
This is a beautiful alternate world, and one of the greatest art books of all time (not books about art; books that are themselves art). But it also delves into history, math, a lot of flora and fauna and some of the most bizarre contraptions you've ever seen. Thanks for bringing this out again Luigi! I'm enjoying this so much I'm rationing myself to 20 pages a day. I want to make this last. You can find out more about the Codex on Amazon, or on this Wikipedia page.
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