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The Codex Series

Hand-drawn Encyclopedias for History Lovers

Large-format collectible books exploring the inventions, weapons, strategies, and ideas that shaped civilization.

Created with Ukrainian artists in a Da Vinci-inspired visual style.

Premium illustrated books • Large format • Collector’s slipcase • 900+ illustrations across the series • Loved by thousands of readers

The Numbers Behind The Codex

$1,000,000+Raised on Kickstarter
10,327+Backers Supported the Project
17,500+Books Delivered Worldwide
5.0 ★★★★★Trustpilot Rating

What Is The Codex Series?

Collector-Grade Books

Oversized illustrated volumes designed to be read, displayed, gifted, and kept.

Visual History

Stories of inventions, weapons, ideas, and civilizations told through detailed illustrations.

A Growing Library

Each volume explores a different force that shaped the modern world.

Made for Curious Readers

Built for people who love history, mechanisms, strategy, design, and human ingenuity.

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Loved by Readers, Collectors, and History Fans

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The book is very impressive with lovely artwork. Quality of everything was excellent.

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A beautiful oversized book that feels like something you keep for years.

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Perfect for anyone who loves history, inventions, and illustrated books.

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See the Codex in Detail

Created by Ukrainian Artists, Built as a Tribute to Human Ingenuity

Our story

Created by Ukrainian Artists, Built as a Tribute to Human Ingenuity

The Codex Series was created to preserve the stories of the minds, tools, machines, warriors, and ideas that shaped civilization. Each volume combines historical research, premium bookmaking, and detailed illustration work by Ukrainian artists. The result is not a disposable book, but a collectible object designed to be opened, explored, displayed, and kept for years.

Choose Your Codex

Start with one volume or collect the series. Each book is designed to be read, displayed, gifted, and kept.

Book about Nicolaus Copernicus with illustrations and diagrams.
Illustration of James Watt with historical steam engine and related images on a beige background
Book with Illustrated portrait of Hedy Lamarr with text and images on a vintage-style background book spread in medieval style.
The Codex of Inventions - book with Albert Einstein with a diagram and celestial body illustration on a textured background.
Book with illustration of Isaac Newton with a tree of apples and scientific instruments. Real book for history and art lovers.
Book about Nicolaus Copernicus with illustrations and diagrams.
Illustration of James Watt with historical steam engine and related images on a beige background
Book with Illustrated portrait of Hedy Lamarr with text and images on a vintage-style background book spread in medieval style.
The Codex of Inventions - book with Albert Einstein with a diagram and celestial body illustration on a textured background.
Book with illustration of Isaac Newton with a tree of apples and scientific instruments. Real book for history and art lovers.
Book about Nicolaus Copernicus with illustrations and diagrams.
Illustration of James Watt with historical steam engine and related images on a beige background
Book with Illustrated portrait of Hedy Lamarr with text and images on a vintage-style background book spread in medieval style.
The Codex of Inventions - book with Albert Einstein with a diagram and celestial body illustration on a textured background.
Book with illustration of Isaac Newton with a tree of apples and scientific instruments. Real book for history and art lovers.

Why People Love The Codex

Grandfather and child reading The Codex: Inventions of the Human Mind illustrated hardcover book together at a kitchen table

Meaningful Family Time

Sometimes Netflix steals our real time together. Exploring the greatest inventions with your kids and showing them how the world works is a warmer alternative. The Codex turns curiosity into family connection.

Man holding The Codex Book of inventions , a large illustrated kids encyclopedia of inventions in Da Vinci-inspired style, showing its size and ornate green cover.

Art in Your Hands

The Codex is more than a book. With over 12 Ukrainian illustrators crafting museum-worthy pages, it invites you to slow down, admire, and live with an object designed to be treasured. It’s made for those who appreciate timeless design.

Couple reading The Codex: Inventions of the Human Mind premium hardcover coffee table book together in a home library

Fascinating History

Textbooks make history dull. The Codex turns it into a visual adventure, where every page sparks “aha!” moments and keeps curiosity alive.

perfect gift

It’s rare today to find something that is not only visually beautiful but also deeply meaningful. The Codex is both—an object of art and knowledge, making it the perfect gift for those who value timeless design and stories that last.

Better Than Any Fantasy

Why just watch fantasy when you can hold real-life genius in your hands? The Codex is like owning an artifact from another world—except this one’s true!

Round wooden table with a the codex book. Art book for coffee table.

Coffee Table Book

More than just decoration, The Codex is a conversation starter and a journey through human ingenuity. Every hand-drawn page combines stunning art with fascinating facts, making it a book you’ll want to open again and again.

Unique handmade illustrations

12 talented Ukrainian illustrators worked day and night to bring the Codex to life.

Before

Detailed diagram of a medieval castle with labeled sections and people on balconies.

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