How long does it take to read Codices Illustres?
Codices Illustres by Ingo F. Walther, Norbert Wolf takes about 9 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 14 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2001. 504 pages, about 138,600 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a survey of the finest codices from twelve cntures. The compilation focuses mainly on Europe, with about 23 from Persia, Turkey and India to bear witness to the flowering of oriental (Islamic) manuscript illumination, especially in the 16th century. South America is represented by a pleated manuscript. China and Japan were not included. The Qur'an was also excluded due to their renouncement of pictorial depction imposed by the Islamic religion itself.
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts, History, Lettering & calligraphy, Art, Art & Art Instruction, Techniques - Calligraphy
