The manuscripts, birchbark scrolls that looked like "badly rolled-up cigars" when first shown to the Library, are believed to be the earliest surviving Buddhist texts.

当首次陈列在图书馆的时候，这些发黄的手稿看起来像“严重卷曲的雪茄”，相信是最早幸存的佛教手稿。

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Pieces in the collection include portraits, textiles, miniatures, manuscripts, ceramics, tiles, medical texts, books, and Musical Instruments, dating back to as far as ten centuries old.

馆内收藏包括肖像、纺织品、微型画、手稿、陶瓷、瓷片、医学文献、书籍、和乐器，最早的文物甚至可追溯到十个世纪之前。

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Mertz Library, has a display of illustrated texts and manuscripts, including "recipe" books of medical properties.

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But in the early Christian centuries, there were furious arguments between Christians and Jews over the precise wording of Hebrew texts, with each side accusing the other of doctoring manuscripts to suit its own case.

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Despite the dangers of the mission, both to the treasured texts and those involved in the evacuation, the vast majority of the manuscripts were saved, only to face a new threat.

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