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Penn Libraries Presents: The Franken-book-of-hours: An experiment in manuscript studies

Dot Porter and Christine Kemp talk about their work on the Franken-book-of-hours, an experimental artist's book made of sections of digitized books of hours, with bindings based on historical book bindings from Penn's collections.

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October 29, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Class of '55, Room 241, and on Zoom
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In this event, Dot Porter and Christine Kemp will talk about their work on the Franken-book-of-hours, an experimental artist's book made of sections of digitized books of hours, with bindings based on historical book bindings from Penn's collections. This project touches on aspects of manuscript studies, digitization, and the creative interpretation of historical materials.

This event will be in Class of '55, Room 241, 2nd floor Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and on Zoom.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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