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Coffee with a Codex: Handbook of commercial arithmetic

On March 19, curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 468, arithmetical tables framed by ornamental borders, followed by a brief introduction and statements of problems and their solutions. Written in Lombardy around 1578.

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March 19, 2026, 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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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 March 19, curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 468, arithmetical tables framed by ornamental borders, followed by a brief introduction and statements of problems and their solutions. Written in Lombardy around 1578.

Note that the Zoom links for Coffee With a Codex are reusable - register once and attend every Thursday at 12pm EST / 5pm GMT.

See the full schedule for Coffee with a Codex.

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