From a Nepalese tome incorporating a dead chicken to the gorgeously decorated 15th-century "lawsuit" filed by the Devil against Jesus, this remarkable compendium delves into long forgotten, eccentric, and extraordinary volumes from around the world. Featuring hundreds of remarkable images and packed with entertaining facts and stories to discover, here you will find edible books, alchemist scrolls, unusual typewriters, texts written by ghosts, and a Qur'an written in the blood of Saddam Hussein.