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The Artistry and Industry of Bookmaking | Behind the Bookcase tour (in-person)
Thu, December 8, 2022
6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Do you prefer to judge a book by its cover, or does the inside matter more? In this tour of book arts, we’ll take a look at various rare books in The Rosenbach collection, their aesthetics, their functions, how the processes in creating books inform how we use them today, and…
In Conversation with Stephanie Feldman, author of Saturnalia (In-Person)
Wed, December 14, 2022
6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
Cost: FREE
Stephanie Feldman’s novel Saturnalia takes place during a citywide winter solstice celebration in Philadelphia on the brink of climate collapse. The novel draws inspiration from lore and customs of the winter solstice, Philadelphia’s history, the old English Christmas ghost story…
The Modern Emily Dickinson: The Anti-Belle of Amherst | Behind the Bookcase tour (in-person)
Thu, December 22, 2022
6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
The Belle of Amherst. The recluse who lived a life of quiet passion. For a century the Emily Dickinson of public imagination was confined to the decorous hall of The Nineteenth Century Poetess–eccentric, but never improper. But Emily was far more audacious and lively, a woman…