Codex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phantasie.

Questo codice miniato fantastico e misterioso, "l'enciclopedia di un visionario" (nella definizione di Italo Calvino), continua da anni ad affascinarci per la sua capacità di rivelazione, che si cela …

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