{{IntWikImperiumPortal}}{{Otheruses|DestinationUSE=Imperial document|OTHERUSE=background book|OTHERPAGE=Codex Imperialis (Background Book)}}{{QuoteBox|quote = '''''"Thought Begets Doubt, Doubt Begets Heresy and Heresy Begets Retribution."'''''<br>''- Codex)Imperialis'' {{Fn|2}}|}}

The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a new [[Image:CodexImperialisImperial]] document being written by [[Roboute Guilliman]] in early [[M42]].jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cover of Unlike the ''[[Codex Imperialis''Astartes]]==General =='''which focused purely on military organisation, the Codex Imperialis''' is will be largely a civic document focusing on the companion book to the Warhammer 40,000: 2nd Edition Rulebookreorganisation of Imperial government. In addition, published for it will include the first time reliable history of the Imperium in 199310,000 years.{{Fn|1}}

The book has 96 pages and the cover is printed in colour while the book remains in black and white.<br clear=all>==Contents=====Army List=Sources==This book contains shortened army lists for using *{{Endn|1}}: [[Space MarineDark Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter 10*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Guard]], [[Eldar]], [[Ork]], [[Squat]], [[Chaos]] and [[Tyranid]] armies. Furthermore it also includes rules for fielding various branches of the forces Dark Heresy: Disciples of the [[ImperiumDark Gods]], pg.21

===Background===This book contains background information and fiction on every Warhammer 40k race created up to 1993. ==Authors, Artists and Coworkers==*Authors <br>Rick Priestley, Andy Chambers *Artists<br>John Blanche, Wayne England, Dave Gallagher, Jes Goodwin, Mark Gibbons  ===Other Publications===*[[CodexCategory:Ultramarines]], an general overview of all Codex publications. ===Other===*ISBN: 107215  [[Category: Codices and RulebooksImperial Texts]]