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For Coffee With A Codex on July 31, Curator Dot Porter will bring out two fragments of a number of astronomical texts in Middle English, written in England circa 1496.
Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting. This orientation is required as a prerequisite for working on independent projects at Common Press.
August 6, 2025
10:00am -
12:00pm
Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
In this introductory workshop, you will engage in hands-on activities to explore the core functions of popular generative AI tools, including those available at Penn.
August 13, 2025
12:00pm -
1:30pm
Meyerson Conference Room 223, Van Pelt Library, 2nd floor
On August 14, Curator Dot Porter will bring out a facsimile of Beinecke Library MS 408, aka The Voynich Manuscript. This is a realistic facsimile that looks exactly like the real thing!