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Illustration of a diagram from an Arabic treatise
  • Workshop
July 2, 2026

Coffee with a Codex: Treatise on Weight in Arabic

On July 2, curator Dot Porter will bring out LJS 386, substantial sections from an illustrated treatise on the measurement of weight, with a historical introduction to theories of gravity and weighing in Greek and Arabic science.

  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm
  • Online
Open to the Public
screenshot of an open illuminated manuscript with a hand holding it open
  • 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
photo of a page in Hebrew
  • 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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