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March 06, 2006: Mayan Bible Attracts Attention in Chicago
"CHICAGO -- In a secluded corner of the Newberry Library, archivists slowly take apart the yellowing book considered the Mayan Bible for its epic narrative of the Sovereign Plumed Serpent and other gods creating the world."
"Like other Newberry treasures over the years -- a Shakespeare first folio, letters from Columbus -- the Popol Vuh attracts scholars."
