Welcome, dear vagabonds and visitors, to my first ever video iteration of the once-podcast, Foxxo Esoterica. Originally, I planned on indulging in a little audio ghost story project for the pandemic, to whet my proverbial artistic blade, but it occurred to me that adding pictures and dressing up in little costumes should constitute the next logical step in said project’s evolution, so the jump to video was made. Ideally, I shall aim to keep these videos about the length of a standard solo episode, and I endeavor to even edit them in a way that lets me rip them as an audio-only file without being too jarring, to those who still enjoy a good podcast format. As a result, I will not be able to upload these on a consistent schedule, but I do hope that the effort put into editing serves as a sizable enough consolation prize. I may even branch out in regards to the topics I want to cover, as I mention in the video. So stay tuned for perhaps mycology content, furry content, roller coaster content, and a slew of other things that strike my vulpine fancies. Rest assured, though, two videos out of three will remain on-theme. Or something like that.
Additionally, I shall be ripping the first part of the video, and publishing it as its own little separate thing. This is solely because YouTube has a cute little section where one can publish videos that describe the content therein, and I kept talking about “the process” and “my artistic vision” before actually getting into any ghost stories, that I sort of accidentally developed said video before I even thought about making one. Could I have made two different videos? Yes. Would it have taken more time than I’m willing to dedicate to a silly little channel intro? Most definitely. Point and case, this video description has been exactly the same up to this point. (As with the podcast's description)
And here the deviation occurs. I see you, reading the video title. “Codex Gigas? Who’s she?” Dear listeners, our topic this evening entails the largest medieval manuscript in history, gauging by size; the Codex Gigas. But one would be hard-pressed to summon spirits with a large book alone, which is where the Codex’s legend, and indeed, its nickname, come into play. Also known as “The Devil’s Bible,” this text was said to have been finished by Satan himself, after a monk failed to complete it in time to stave off an execution. This video shall cover the Codex’s legends, history, and a cavalcade of other little bits and jokes that I can now make thanks to the wonders of video editing.
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The sources for this video include
The National Library of Sweden’s website, and specifically, the link to the World Digital Library that also shares scans of the book
https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas.html
Ella Morton’s article, “Object of Intrigue: The Devil’s Bible,” on Atlas Obscurahttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-the-devil-s-bible
Another article on Atlas Obscura titled simply “Codex Gigas (The Devil's Bible),” written by user Whiskey 55 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/codex-gigas-the-devil-s-bible
The article “Visiting the Codex Gigas (Devil's Bible) at the National Library of Sweden,” written on the podcast A Strong Sense of Place’s website.
https://strongsenseofplace.com/2020/04/22/visiting-the-codex-gigas-devils-bible-at-national-library-of-sweden/
The paper written by Kamil Boldan and Jinolich Marek titled “THE DEVlL’S BIBLE IN SWEDEN,”
