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SIMS Valentine's Day Drop-In

The Schoenberg Institute of Manuscript Studies is hosting a Valentine's Day drop-in and study break, featuring a showcase of manuscripts relating to St. Valentine, love, astrology, romantic herbs, and libidinous temptations.

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February 14, 2023, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Lea Library, Kislak Center, 6th Floor Van Pelt-Dietrich Library
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Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Hosted by: Kislak Center

Madhumadhavi Ragini kissing her lover while a female attendant prepares their bed chamber, from Khushhal Khan's Rāg Darshan, LJS 63.

Featured image: Miniature of Madhumadhavi Ragini kissing her lover while a female attendant prepares their bed-chamber, 1799-1804, fol. 12v, Rāg darshan, LJS 63. (Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania).