Editing Codex Seraphinianus (section)

{{Short description|Illustrated encyclopedia by Luigi Serafini}}
{{Infobox book
| image             = codex-seraphinianus-2vol.jpg
| caption           = The original two-volume work
| author            = [[Luigi Serafini (artist)|Luigi Serafini]]
| country           = Italy
| subject           = Flora, Fauna, Anatomy, Fashion and Foods
| language          = Imaginary
| publisher         = Franco Maria Ricci
| pub_date          = 1981
| pages             = 127 (Vol. I); 127 (Vol. II)
| isbn              = 88-216-0026-2
| isbn_note         = <br> {{ISBN|88-216-0027-0}}<br> {{ISBN|88-216-2027-1}}
| dewey             = 039 (Encyclopedias in other languages)
}}
The '''''Codex Seraphinianus''''',<ref>as it were "the book (or manuscript) of Serafini";
the Latin noun ''[[codex]]'' referred to a book with pages (as opposed to a scroll), and is often applied in modern usage to a [[manuscript]] with pages, especially an [[antiquarian]] one. ''Seraphinianus'' is a [[Latinisation of names|Latinisation]] of the author's surname, Serafini (which in Italian, refers to the [[seraph]]s).</ref> originally published in 1981, is an illustrated [[encyclopedia]] of an imaginary world, created by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer [[Luigi Serafini (artist)|Luigi Serafini]] between 1976 and 1978.<ref>{{cite news |author=Corrias, Pino |url=http://download.repubblica.it/pdf/domenica/2006/05022006.pdf |title=L'enciclopedia dell'altro mondo |newspaper=La Repubblica |date=February 5, 2006 |page= 39 }}</ref> It has approximately 360 pages (depending on edition) and is written in an [[fictional language|imaginary language]].<ref name=ttot>{{cite book |title=The Tears of Things: Melancholy and Physical Objects |year=2006 |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |isbn=0-8166-4631-7 |author=Peter Schwenger |chapter=Museal |pages=119–124}}</ref>

Originally published in Italy, it has been released in several countries.<ref name=ttot />