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Current Display: 

Writing Systems of the World

July-Dec. 2011

The books in the Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Collection include over thirty different alphabets and scripts which have been or are being used for the writing of the many languages of the world. On display are examples from the Collection of many of these writing systems.

The display cases are located on the fourth floor of the library.


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Past Displays From the Ramseyer Collection
From Ojibwe To Oromo: The Languages Of The People Of Minnesota
Writing Systems of the World
Bible Illustration Through the Centuries
Scriptures in the languages of the immigrants to and residents of Minnesota
Twentieth Century Translations
Rare and Unusual Items in the Collection
Fifteen translations of the story of the Good Samaritan
Christmas & Hanukkah with Illustrations from Bibles in the Collection
Gustave Doré as a Bible Illustrator
The Problems of Bible Translation
Early Printed Books in the Ramseyer Collection
The Scriptures in Unusual Languages
Native American Languages of Canada and the United States
Work of Bible Societies
Original Manuscripts of the Bible
History of the Translation of the Bible into English
In Celebration of Hanukkah and Christmas