Coffee with the Curator: Suave Mechanicals

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When

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Where
Hatcher Gallery Event Space
Hatcher Library North, First Floor, Room 100
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Event typeReception/Open House

Join us for your favorite library event, "Coffee with the Curator,"  and enjoy an informal conversation with Julia Miller, curator of the exhibit Suave Mechanicals: A Celebration of Nine Volumes on the Art and History of Bookbinding (2013–2025).

Julia will share insights into the exhibit and the remarkable history of the Suave Mechanicals series — a nine-volume collection of essays exploring the rich history, craft, and cultural significance of bookbinding. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

A tattered bookcover with a stitched binding and a display of modern recreations of historical book binding.

Euchologion (Mich. Ms. 130), Soumela Monastery, Turkey, dated 1553 CE; and a collection of historical models made by Anna Embree.

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