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Coffee with a Codex: Alchemy & Medicine

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different manuscript and the expertise of one of our curators. Everyone is welcome to attend.

On October 3, Curator Dot Porter brought out LJS 500, a 15th century alchemical and medical compendium containing recipes and texts from a variety of sources, many of which appear with traditional (now suspect) attributions in other manuscripts, with an alphabetical index to recipes at the beginning of the volume. (OPenn, BiblioPhilly, Internet Archive, CWAC Recording)

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October 3, 2024, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
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Online
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Open to the Public

Hosted by: SIMS and Kislak Center

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