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Medieval book covers
Thorsteinn:
It kinda reminds me of the scene in The Frisco Kid where the Rabbi would rather be burnt than let the Torah get burnt.
As to the covers... I guess once you've spent so much time making the inside nice, whats a little more for the outside too.
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2011-04-27, 18:39:56 ---
--- Quote from: Sir Brian on 2011-04-27, 16:22:58 ---Don't forget about the Codex Gigas! ;)
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Man, roughly 20x36" in size? That's nuts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Gigas
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See attached picture for scale (taken from here)
Sir William:
I wonder if it is good reading.
Thorsteinn:
"Soo... it's a book on fighting yes?" "No its a book FOR fighting. See you fight with it. Using it to club your enemies to death."
Sir Brian:
--- Quote from: RauttSkegg on 2011-04-29, 03:03:28 ---"Soo... it's a book on fighting yes?" "No its a book FOR fighting. See you fight with it. Using it to club your enemies to death."
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No I think it would be far to unbalanced and difficult to wield properly, so it must be either ammunition for a catapult or to be dropped onto the enemy by the defenders of a castle! ;)
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