Close up of orrery built by David Rittenhouse in 1770

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Access Kislak Center Collections On-Site and Remotely

Ramusio, Giovanni Battista. Secondo Volume Delle Nauigationi Et Viaggi Nel Quale Si Contengono L'historia Delle Cose De Tartari, & Diuersi Fatti De Loro Imperatori, Descritta Da M. Marco Polo Gentilhuomo Venetiano, & Da Hayton Armeno. 1559.

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Creative research and development in Jewish studies, informed by digital humanities, Jewish studies, and public scholarship.

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Sean Quimby

Associate University Librarian & Director of the Jay I. Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts | Director of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies smquimby@upenn.edu

Location and Accessibility

Accessibility

The accessible entrance of Van pelt-Dietrich Library Center opens into the Goldstein Undergraduate Study Center. This entrance is on the ground floor of the building facing Blanche P. Levy Park and College Hall. A wheelchair accessible doorbell is located on the railing leading toward the door.

Accessible Entrance

Accessible entrance, ground floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

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