Scans of the Codex Seraphinianus Script

Below are a few scans of the script(s) in the Codex Seraphinianus, with a few illustrations thrown in for fun.

The page numbers are just my attempts at romanizing the Seraphinian numbers. The nicknames are just something I made up.

Section 2, Page "7" and facing: "Osteoantenna"

a1c.gif -- Left page, title and left column
a2c.gif -- Left page, right column
b0a0.jpg -- small version of Right Page (37K)
b0a.jpg -- large version of Right Page (413K)

Section 2, Page "VII6": "Alphabets"

c1b_title.gif -- page title
c1b.gif -- left column
c1b2.gif -- detail of above's alphabet charts (100K)
c2b.gif -- right column

Section 2, Page "AV116" and facing: "Mortadellagenesis"

d1b_title.gif -- Left page, page title
d1b.gif -- Left page, left column
d2b.gif -- Left page, right column
e0b.jpg -- small version of Right Page (32K)
e0.jpg -- large version of Right Page (384K)

An aside: one thing that most surprised me about seeing a copy of the Codex in person is its size -- I expecetd a normal-sized book, but the Codex is tall, and it comes in an odd Solander case. The actual volume's boards are covered with black silk that is as dark as black velvet. It is very subtly odd.

sburke@cpan.org
2001-01-09