Endangered Texts: Preserving Ancient Books

The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

Mar 25, 2012

On Sunday, March 25, at 2 pm, Father Columba Stewart, OSB, executive director of the Hill Museum, discusses efforts to rescue manuscript collections from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Jerusalem, Ethiopia and India. His talk, “Endangered Texts: Preserving Ancient Books the Benedictine Way in the 21st Century,” will be in the museum auditorium. It’s free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents.

The event is part of the programming series for the exhibits Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape.

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