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May 2, 2024

Coffee with a Codex: Coats of Arms

On May 2, curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 1071, The names and armes of all the nobilitie who were in England at the tyme of King William the Conqueror. This book contains coats of arms, some painted and some drawn in ink, for the monarchs and nobles of England from Edward the Confessor to Elizabeth I. Written in England, 1597.

12:00pm - 12:30pm
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May 2, 2024

Words Touching Bodies: Devotional Texts in Late Medieval North Africa

Join us for a presentation by Ali Noori, Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, on a fifteenth-century text called Guide to Goodness (Dalaʾil al-Khayrat) held at the Kislak Center.

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lea Library, Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center (6th floor)

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May 02