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Portrait of the Devil, Codex Gigas, f. 290r., created in the early 13th century CE in Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic). National Library of Sweden, Stockholm.

An illustration of seven noted physicians and botanists from ancient Greece in the Vienna Dioscurides(aka the Juliana Anicia Codex), a 6th Century CE Byzantine manuscript of De Materia Medica by Dioscurides (c. 40 - 90 CE). The illustration...

A medieval chess game, popular across Europe in the Middle Ages, illustration from the Codex Manesse, produced in Zürich, Switzerland, 14th century. University Library of Heidelberg, Germany.

An illustration from the Codex Manesse depicting a Teutonic Knight. (14th century CE, Zurich, Switzerland)

A medieval illustration of the Germanic knight Wolfram von Eschenbach and his squire. 1305-1315 CE. (Codex Manesse, Zurich, Switzerland)

The lighting of fires during the Aztec New Fire Ceremony of 1507, a ritual held every 52 years to ensure the continuation of the Sun. The priests carry fire bundles and wear turquoise masks in imitation of the fire god Xiuhtecuhtli, as do...

Ending of the Apocryphon of John and the beginning of the Gospel of Thomas, Nag Hammadi Codex II, folio 32, 4th century CE.

Hussite Wars, illustration on folio 56a of the Jena codex, c. 1500.

Painting of the dog-headed Aztec god Xolotl with the fire serpent Xiuhcoatl, from a facsimile of the pre-Hispanic Borgia Codex, 16th century. The British Museum, London.

This is a festive and richly illuminated codex-type manuscript made of Persian and Italian watermarked paper. Written (or copied) in the Georgia Nuskhuri script by Zosime from Vale at Samtskhe Atabegs court scriptorium around 1514 CE, this...