Y. Tzvi Langermann, Bar-Ilan University

Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies-Herbert D. Katz Center Fellowship in Jewish Manuscript Studies, and David B. Ruderman Distinguished Fellowship Lecture

Thursday, September 3, 2015, 10:15 pm EDT

Time: 5:15pm


Location: Class of 1978 Pavilion

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 6th floor

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Professor Y. Tzvi Langermann, from Bar-Ilan University, will present his latest research on a 15th-century medical miscellany (UPenn MS Codex 1649). Produced in Sicily, the manuscript contains texts written in Judaeo-Arabic, Hebrew, and Arabic, making it a fascinating witness to the cross-fertilization of ideas across borders and cultures in the history of medicine in the late Middle Ages. Presented in association with the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies and the Jewish Studies Program in the School of Arts and Sciences.


Reception to follow.


Registration for this talk is appreciated. Please RSVP here.


For more information visit http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/three_texts.html .