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Codex Testeriano Bodmer, a 16th-century Mexican catechism created by Christian missionaries. The book was made to evangelize the indigenous population by using pictographic script, a writing system they were familiar with.Housed at the Fondation Martin Bodmer in Cologny, Switzerland.
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A Minoan ivory scepter discovered in 2024 Knossos, Crete, holds the longest Linear A inscription ever found, totaling about 119 signs. Linear A, an undeciphered script of the Minoan civilization, is a syllabic and ideographic writing system that was used from around 1800 to 1450 BCE
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Stemming from Jiangyong, in China, a small group of women in the 19th and 20th centuries practiced this special script, called Nüshu, that no man could read or write. The writing system allowed these women to keep autobiographies, write poetry and stories, and communicate with each other
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The Tübingen House Book is a 15th C German manuscript with numerous colored pen drawings owned by the University Library of Tübingen.This Illustration features an a human figure alongside depictions of the moon and sun, possibly related to astrological and medical beliefs of that Era.
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This runic inscription, designated as U Fv1976;107, is located at the Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. It was made by the runemaster Öpir, and consists of text inscribed on a thin intertwined beast with one upper loop around a Christian cross and two lower loops. 11th-12th century CE
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