more (at source): The legend surrounding the Codex is that one of the monks from the Bohemian Benedictine Monastery had committed a terrible sin and was facing the ultimate punishment from the monastery...... to be walled up alive in is cell. To redeem himself from a terrible slow death, the monk offered a deal to the monastery leaders.....if he were to write the biggest book that the world had ever seen, in one single night, then he should be allowed to live.

There is a factual error in the text. It should be AD not BC.

Oops! Well spotted.

This was just featured on the National Geographic channel, and I must admit, it was very interesting.

it will tip my shelves!