It was created in the early 13th century in the Benedictine monastery of Podlažice in Bohemia, which is a region in the modern-day Czech Republic. It contains the complete Vulgate Bible as well as other popular works, all written in Latin. Between the Old and New Testaments are a selection of other popular medieval reference works: Josephus's "Antiquities of the Jews" and "De bello iudaico", Isidore of Seville's encyclopedia "Etymologiae", the chronicle of Cosmas of Prague, and medical works: an early version of the "Ars medicinae" compilation of treatises, and two books by Constantine the African.