The "Devil's Bible" or Codex Giga, is a thirteenth century Christian manuscript, now held in Sweden, that is famed for its depiction of a devil, as seen above. In America, and presumably elsewhere, the National Geographic channel has done a rather lurid documentary concerning this manuscript, which I just briefly watched, before switching to the infinitely more satisfying Robot vs Aztec Mummy (1958).
This Christian "devil" has horns, a snake in his mouth, bird legs and claws.
Now, that's what I call ironic, that is ...
A garuda?
ReplyDeleteAs I have remarked elsewhere, what I find interesting is that the manuscript dates to the plague era, and garudas are known to eradicate plagues.
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