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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a new [[Imperial]] document being written by [[Roboute Guilliman]] in early [[M42]]. Unlike the [[Codex Astartes]] which focused purely on military organization, the Codex Imperialis will be largely a civic document focusing on the reorganization of Imperial government. In addition, it will include the first reliable history of the Imperium in 10,000 years.{{Fn|1}}
  
'''Codex Imperialis''' is the companion book to the [[Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook]], published for the first time in 1993 as part of the [[2nd Edition]] boxed set of [[Warhammer 40,000]]. The book has 96 pages and the cover is printed in colour while the book remains in black and white.
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==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]] Chapter 10
  
 
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==Contents==
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[[Category:Imperial Texts]]
{{Army book
 
|Image        =CodexImperialis.jpg‎
 
|Name          =Codex Imperialis
 
|Author(s)    =[[Rick Priestley]], [[Andy Chambers]]
 
|Editor(s)    =
 
|Cover Artist  =[[Dave Gallagher]]
 
|Illustrator(s)=[[John Blanche]], [[Wayne England]], [[Dave Gallagher]], [[Jes Goodwin]], [[Mark Gibbons]]
 
|Released      =January 1, 1993
 
|Pages        =96
 
|ISBN          =1869893832
 
|Preceded by  =[[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]]
 
|Followed by  =[[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook ]]
 
}}===Army List===
 
This book contains shortened army lists for using [[Space Marine]], [[Imperial Guard]], [[Eldar]], [[Ork]], [[Squat]], [[Chaos]] and [[Tyranid]] armies. Furthermore it also includes rules for fielding various branches of the forces of the [[Imperium]].
 
 
 
===Background===
 
This book contains background information and fiction on every Warhammer 40k race created up to 1993.
 
 
 
*The Galaxy
 
*The [[Imperium]]
 
*The [[High Lords of Terra]]
 
*[[Space Marines]]
 
*The [[Imperial Guard]]
 
*The [[Inquisition]]
 
*[[Adeptus Arbites]]
 
*[[Adeptus Astra Telepathica]]
 
*[[Adeptus Ministorum]]
 
*[[Adeptus Mechanicus]]
 
*[[Officio Assassinorum|Assassins]]
 
*The [[Administratum]]
 
*[[Orks]]
 
*[[Eldar]]
 
*The [[Squats]]
 
*[[Chaos]]
 
*[[Tyranids]]
 
 
 
==Authors and Artists==
 
*'''Authors''' - [[Rick Priestley]], [[Andy Chambers]]
 
*'''Cover Art''' - [[John Blanche]]
 
*'''Artwork''' - [[John Blanche]], [[Wayne England]], [[Dave Gallagher]], [[Jes Goodwin]], [[Mark Gibbons]]
 
*'''Other Artwork''' - [[Paul Bonner]], [[Stephen Tappin]], [[Adrian Smith]], [[Kevin Walker]]
 
*'''Stories''' - [[Bill King]]
 
*'''Production''' - [[Carl Brown]], [[Alan Merrett]], [[Lindsey D le Doux Paton]], [[Simon Smith]]
 
 
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook]]
 
*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)]]
 
*[[Codex Army Lists]]
 
*[[Game System Rulebooks (List) ]]
 
*[[Codices (List) ]]
 
 
 
==Further Information==
 
*ISBN 1869893832
 
*Product Code 0151
 
*Component Code 107215
 
[[Category:Codices and Rulebooks|Imperialis]]
 
 
 
[[de:Codex Imperialis (Codex)]]
 
[[fr:Codex Imperialis]]
 

Revision as of 00:32, 11 June 2017

Targetdrone.gif This article is about the Imperial document; for the background book, see Codex Imperialis (Background Book).

The Codex Imperialis is a new Imperial document being written by Roboute Guilliman in early M42. Unlike the Codex Astartes which focused purely on military organization, the Codex Imperialis will be largely a civic document focusing on the reorganization of Imperial government. In addition, it will include the first reliable history of the Imperium in 10,000 years.[1]

Sources