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Coffee with a Codex: Illuminated Psalter

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.

Welcome to 2026, and a new year of Coffee With A Codex! For our first event of 2026, on January 15 Curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 2265, an illuminated psalter arranged in eight sections, probably originally marked by illuminations or decorated borders (all but two of which are now missing). It was written in the Netherlands in the 15th century. (Colenda, CWAC Recording)

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January 15, 2026, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
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Open to the Public

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