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The Codex Gigas is believed to have been written in the early 13th century, around 1230-1235, by a single scribe, likely a monk, in the Cistercian monastery of Citeaux, France. The manuscript is thought to have taken around 20-30 years to complete, given its sheer size and complexity. The codex is composed of 312 leaves, made from high-quality vellum, which was a expensive and time-consuming material to produce. | Section | Content | |---------|---------| | |