New Codex Seraphinianus Deluxe Edition Photo Gallery

The deluxe edition clamshell case, covered in red bookcloth with gold foil-stamping.

The deluxe edition clamshell case, covered in red bookcloth with gold foil-stamping.

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Inside the case, the Ta-Roc print is on the left, and the book is on the right.

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There are 4 Ta-Roc prints, each limited to 150 copies and distributed randomly throughout the edition. You’d need to be pretty committed to get all four.

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The back of the Ta-Roc print – notice the signature in Serafinian.

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The deluxe edition book, bound in cream-colored bookcloth with gold and black stamping and a multi-part glossy pastedown.

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A spread from the new preface. It’s interesting to see Serafini’s continued evolution, as he incorporates forms first seen in Storie Naturali (published in 2009).

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Another spread from the new preface.

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The back cover, with some Serafini trademarks.

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The colophon page, wich a signed and numbered bookplate.

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The “Decodex” – this is substantially different from the version published by Rizzoli in 2006. Whereas that was a collection of essays and ephemera related to the Codex, this is an essay by Serafini, translated into multiple languages.

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Inside the Decodex.

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Serafini’s essay in the Decodex.

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