The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible in the world, the Codex Sassoon, written more than a millennium ago, was auctioned at Sotheby’s on Wednesday for more than $38 million. That is the most ever ...
Nearly 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci wrote what became known as the Codex Leicester. In 1994, Microsoft's Bill Gates purchased the manuscript. "Bill Gates paid $30 million for the Codex Leicester, ...
The Codex Gigas (“Giant Book” in Latin) is believed to have been created in the13th century in the Benedictine monastery of ...
Books hold a special power. For a $20 investment or a visit to your library, a book can transport you to other worlds, stir up deep emotions or make you laugh till your sides hurt. Perhaps it’s no ...