Martin Schøyen

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Martin Schøyen (born January 31, 1940) is a Norwegian businessman, traveller, historian, paleographer and collector of books.

He started collecting books in 1955. Currently his private collection, the Schøyen Collection, contains above 13 000 manuscript items, the oldest book is about 5000 years old.

Some manuscripts

Biblical manuscript in Coptic language, dated to the 3rd century.^[1]^[2]
15 Dead Sea Scrolls^[3]
Sumerian text from the 21st century B.C.; Ur-Nammu's law-code^[4]
Babylonian calendar from 2000–1600 B.C.^[5]
Tutankhamun's signet ring
MS 5236, an ancient Greek block print dating to the 6th century BC

References

↑ "Martin Schøyen – 20. november". NRK. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
↑ http://www.schoyencollection.com/Coptic.htm
↑ At the Schøyen Collection
↑ At the Schøyen Collection
↑ At the Schøyen Collection

External links

The Schøyen Collection

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Name	Schoyen, Martin
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Short description	Norwegian businessman
Date of birth	January 31, 1940
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