The manuscript originated from the Benedictine monastery of Podlažice in Bohemia, which is in the modern-day Czech Republic . Its creation is dated to the early 13th century. While enormous Romanesque bibles were a feature of monastic life at the time, the Codex Gigas is exceptional, even among its peers .
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According to medieval lore, a monk named Herman the Recluse broke his monastic vows and was sentenced to be walled up alive. In a desperate bid for his life, he promised the monastery's abbot that he would create a book in a single night that would glorify the monastery and contain all human knowledge.
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The most notable "verified" or official-style entry on Internet Archive is the Codex Gigas (Original)