LECTURES & LITERATURE

    Taxonomies of Knowledge - 5th Annual Schoenberg Symposium

    Taxonomies of Knowledge - 5th Annual Schoenberg Symposium

    Presented by University of Penn Van Pelt Library at University of Pennsylvania - Cohen Hall

    November 16-November 17, 2012


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    The 5th Annual Schoenberg Symposium considers the role of manuscripts in organizing and classifying knowledge through a variety of topics, including the place of the medieval library in manuscript culture, the rise and fall of the 12th-century commentary tradition, diagrams, devotional practice, poetics, and the material organization of encyclopedias and lexicons.


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      • Venue Info

        University of Pennsylvania - Cohen Hall

        249 South 36th Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $35 (General Admission)
        $10 (Student with valid ID)

        Walk-in registrations will be accepted for a fee of $45 ($15 for students with valid student ID) to be paid in cash.

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        November 16-November 17, 2012

        Times:

        Friday, November 16 - Reception begins at 5:00 pm; lecture begins at 6:00 pm. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA

        Saturday, November 17 - Symposium 8:30 am- 7:00 pm. University of Pennsylvania, Claudia Cohen Hall, G17 Auditorium (entrance at rear of building) , 249 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA

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