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Inscribed Copies

“Remember me when this book you see, keep it to look upon when I am dead and gone.” 

—Inscription by Ruth Brown in her copy of The Psalter: or, Psalms of David

The final section of the exhibition features volumes with early gift and ownership inscriptions. These copies were given to children, other family members, and students to enhance their religious education and spiritual formation. The hand-written additions in these volumes further document how religious books for children were intended to disseminate sacred texts and develop the knowledge and faith of future readers.

Family history inscribed in an abridged Bible for children	Gift inscription from a teacher to a student	Inscribed by the author to two young girls and a boy

Inscription in a psalter	Bibles for poor children