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- Workshop
May 18 -
December 18, 2026
Print the Declaration of Independence
Make a reservation to visit Common Press and print a copy of the Declaration of Independence for yourself.
- Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
Open to the Public
- Workshop
Online
Coffee with a Codex: Field Trip to Leeds, UK
On July 9, curator Dot Porter will be attending the International Medieval Congress in Leeds, UK. While there she will host Coffee With A Codex from the Brotherton Research Centre, the special collections unit of the University of Leeds.
- 12:00pm - 12:30pm
- Other
Open to the Public
- Workshop
July 16, 2026
Coffee with a Codex: Purported Buddhist Text in Hebrew
On July 16, curator Dot Porter will be joined by Judaica Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Louis Meiselman, who will show us a manuscript copy of the Hebrew printed edition of "Economy of human life", claimed to be derived from Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. Written between 1821 and 1822.
- 12:00pm - 12:30pm
- Online
Open to the Public
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Senior Associate Director of Development cgrafman@upenn.edu