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Announcing the Launch of RGME Bembino WP - The RGME announces the Launch (25 March 2026) of RGME Bembino WP and a companion series of events (online or hybrid) for the Launch.

We announce the Launch of RGME Bembino WP:
A High-Quality Font for Word-Processing"
Our high-quality multi-lingual digital font RGME Bembino is now compatible with Word-Processing, and went live for download on March 25th. It is free!
More information:
manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/announc...

Writ in Stone

More Is More, Archimedes Manuscript Style, Fragment Included

Our Theme for this year = "Transformations and Renewals"

#unicorns

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#writersatrework #plagarismsthething

Thank you, Hannah!

2026 RGME Colloquium on "Transformations & Renewals" at The Grolier Club - The Grolier Club and RGME host a hybrid visit to examine original materials, guided by the Librarian and Grolier/RGME collectors, scholars, and students.

Our event last week at The Grolier Club was a great success. We thank our contributors, the RGME Production Team, and the Grolier Club and its Librarian, Staff, and Members!
manuscriptevidence.org/2026-rgme-co...

Announcing the Launch of RGME Bembino WP - The RGME announces the Launch (25 March 2026) of RGME Bembino WP and a companion series of events (online or hybrid) for the Launch.

We will also be discussing the upcoming launch of BembinoWP, which will be compatible with Mac and Windows word-processing systems! Find out more at the link:
manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/announc...

Episode 23. "Meet RGME Bembino: Facets of a Font" - Episode 22 brings together the font-designer of Bembino, the Director of the RGME, and the author and graphic designer of a book set in Bembino.

Episode 23. Meet RGME Bembino: Facets of a Font. Come join us online this Saturday, 21 Feb. at 1 pm EST, for a conversation on "Bembino", our multi-faceted, multi-lingual font!
Info page: manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/episode...
Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/episode-23...

Join us this Wednesday, Feb 11, at the Grolier Club for a hybrid Roundtable showcasing the work of several Club members, with our 2026 theme of "Transformations & Renewals"

[Virtual] Event link: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-tr...

Transformations and Renewals With Mildred Budny, Beppy Owen, John T. McQuillen, Reid Byers, Richard Kopley, Mark Samuels Lasner, and Mary Crawford

And the [in-person] event link! Transformations and Renewals www.eventbrite.com/e/transforma...

Join us this Wednesday, Feb 11, at the Grolier Club for a hybrid Roundtable showcasing the work of several Club members, with our 2026 theme of "Transformations & Renewals"

[Virtual] Event link: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-tr...

Transformations and Renewals With Mildred Budny, Beppy Owen, John T. McQuillen, Reid Byers, Richard Kopley, Mark Samuels Lasner, and Mary Crawford

And the [in-person] event link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/transforma...

Episode 22: "Encounters with Local Saints and Their Cults" - This Episode considers the characteristics of veneration of local saints, as manifested in the surviving evidence, especially in manuscripts.

Come join us this Saturday at 1pm EST for our next Episode in "the Research Group Speaks" series, Ep. 22: "Encounters with
Local Saints and Their Cults: Traces in Prose, Poetry, and Relics” manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/episode...

2026 Annual Appeal - 2026 Annual Appeal for Donations to Support our Mission and Activities [Posted on 7 November 2025] We invite you to join our 2026 Annual Appeal, as the Research Group rounds out the extraordinarily su...

We invite you to join our 2026 Annual Appeal. Donations of any amount can directly support the work and mission of our nonprofit educational organization powered principally by volunteers, supported by your donations.
We give thanks for your support.
manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/2026-an...

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2025 RGME Autumn Colloquium on Fragments - 2025 RGME Autumn Colloquium on Fragments “Break-Up Books and Make-Up Books: Encountering and Reconstructing the Legacy of Otto F. Ege and Other Biblioclasts“ Friday to Sunday 21–23 November 2025 Hybri...

Congratulations for all our contributors to the successful RGME Autumn Colloquium on Fragments this past weekend!
They shone with expert reports of discoveries, projects, and work-in-progress about fragments in manuscript and early-printed forms. Hurray!
manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/2025-rg...

Starting on Friday!

See you all soon!

2025 RGME Autumn Colloquium on Fragments - 2025 RGME Autumn Colloquium on Fragments “Break-Up Books and Make-Up Books: Encountering and Reconstructing the Legacy of Otto F. Ege and Other Biblioclasts“ Friday to Sunday 21–23 November 2025 Hybri...

Up next: manuscriptevidence.org//wpme/2025-r... "Break-Up Books and Make-Up Books", 21-23 November (hybrid at Princeton and online). Experts, students, collectors, lovers of books look at fragments. Join us!

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#fragmentology

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