A roundtable and reception to celebrate the opening of the foyer exhibition “Belle da Costa Greene at Princeton, 1901–1905” at Firestone Library.
Comparative Diplomatics is an exploratory workshop on documents in late antiquity and the middle ages with occasional forays into the modern era, as distinct from narrative and normative long-form texts. Its goal is twofold: to stimulate the production of new translations of late antique and medieval documentary sources that can be used in the classroom, and/or harvest some of the translations already being made; and to bring languages, subfields and approaches into contact in order to clarify methodological questions.
Medicine in the Islamic world has a long history of textual production and practical adaptations, from the Canon of Ibn Sina and the Comprehensive Medical Casebook of al-Razi, onward to medicine today. Come explore this history of medicine with the medical manuscripts in Princeton’s Special Collections department, as we journey from translation to textual production and transmission into the realm of medical systems and practices.
Mormon traditions are grounded in a commitment to continuing revelation. Since the early nineteenth century, the leaders of the various Mormon traditions – the largest and best-known of which is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – have published revelations from God to guide their flocks. This hands-on session will exhibit and contextualize the many fascinating Mormon revelations held by Princeton’s RBSC, including some extremely rare and largely forgotten examples.
MARBAS in collaboration with the Princeton University Library is excited to announce the Fall 2024 'PUL&MARBAS present' event series, which explores Princeton’s vast holdings of rare books, manuscripts, and archives.