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Codex Book

"Codex Asien" Small Collage by Michael Pauker
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
ratio, with a stark contrast between codex marks on a black background. These are all numbered
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

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"Illegal Alien's Guide to Mindfulness" codex unique work on paper
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Phoenix, AZ
tradition of codices—book-like pictorial works that illustrate the histories of pre-colonial Central America
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Scholar of the Codex: A Medieval Jurist in Study, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
engrossed in a large book, which likely represents legal texts or scholarly works. The individual is attired
Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

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Two girls reading a book
Located in Zofingen, AG
kinds of art books. Two girls were so carried away by the book that they no longer noticed anything
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Tempera, Permanent Marker

Two girls reading a book
Two girls reading a book
H 11.82 in W 16.54 in D 0.04 in
Boycotting Its Original Content (Pocket Edition)
By Valérie Buess
Located in Mill Valley, CA
operate like a book, its spiny pages bound like a codex. She has subverted the original content by rolling
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Misadventures of the Romantic Cannibals
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Lyons, CO
fifth codex done at our studio. It is illustrated with comic book characters, religious iconography and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Illegal Alien's Meditations on el Ser y la Nada
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Lyons, CO
Meditations on el Ser y la Nada Chagoya continues his exploration of the codex format inspired by surviving
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

El Prisma en tus Manos
By Dianna Frid
Located in Lyons, CO
Biblioteca Francisco de Burgoa in Oaxaca, Mexico. The artist exhibited “codex” like books in which she
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

LIFE OF SAINT JOHN AND THE APOCALYPSE - One-time only limited-edition facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
to some thirteenth-century picture-book Apocalypses made in England, such as Ms. M. 524 in the Morgan
Category

2010s Dutch Renaissance Books

Materials

Metal

Dioscorides of Cibo and Mattioli - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
leather. In this remarkable codex, the artistic genius and botanist Gherardo Cibo (1512-1600) compiled a
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Books

Materials

Leather

Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)25000
Located in Bruxelles, BE
which already appears in a series of illustrations visible in a codex from the beginning of the fifth
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Rahway III" Small Collage by Michael Pauker
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
ratio, with a stark contrast between codex marks on a black background. These are all numbered
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Printer's Ink

Loren Eiferman, Nature Will Heal, 108 Pieces of Wood, 2016, Wood, Found Objects
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

“God’s Gift” Contemporary Photograph on Collotype
By Delilah Montoya
Located in Houston, TX
win a humorous twist. Her artist's book for the 1992 Chicano Codices exhibition organized by the
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Loren Eiferman, 2V, 180 Pieces of Wood with Celluclay, 2015, Polymer, Wood, Clay
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood, Polymer

Loren Eiferman, 1v, 151 Pieces of Wood, 2016, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

Loren Eiferman, Galaxy, 129 Pieces of Wood, 2012, Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Putty, Wood

Loren Eiferman, Calabi-Yau, 165 wood pieces, 2013, Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
Manuscript. This 250-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

Loren Eiferman, Satellite, 2010, 125 pieces of wood, copper, patina
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
inspired by the illustrations found in the Voynich Manuscript. This 250-page book, is believed to have been
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Loren Eiferman, Winter Solstice, 2012, 165 Pieces of Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
inspired by the illustrations found in the Voynich Manuscript. This 250-page book, is believed to have been
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

Loren Eiferman, Voynich #1, 124 Pieces of Wood, 2015, Wood, Putty, 54x30x20 in
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and
Category

2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

Loren Eiferman, 5r, 146 Pieces of Wood with Rope and Wax, 2016, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Loren Eiferman, 14 V, 2017, 94 Pieces of Wood, 48 x 22 x 18 in, wood sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

“Madonna and Child” Contemporary Photography on Collotype Edition 1/1
By Delilah Montoya
Located in Houston, TX
work explores contemporary and historical issues, sometimes win a humorous twist. Her artist's book for
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Codicis Liber", Contemporary Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Codex", referencing the latin text that is collaged onto the piece. Titled, signed and dated on verso
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

“Treyolia” Black and White Conceptual Contemporary Photograph
By Delilah Montoya
Located in Houston, TX
historical issues, sometimes win a humorous twist. Her artist's book for the 1992 Chicano Codices exhibition
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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How Much is a Codex Book?

A codex book can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,500, while the lowest priced sells for $200 and the highest can go for as much as $46,500.