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+# A tufte-derived Dissertation/Thesis LaTeX-template
+A LaTeX-template that can be used for dissertations. I developed
+this template while writing my own PhD thesis. You can see the template in use
+here: [Example](https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/18611/)
+
+### Requirements:
+- texlive-full
+- biber (for biblatex)
+- latexmk, xelatex
+- Fonts: Vollkorn (http://vollkorn-typeface.com), Gillius ADF No2 (https://blogfonts.com/gillius-adf-no2.font)
+
+### Compilation
+
+Compile with `xlatexmk` (there is a  `.latexmkrc`):
+```bash
+latexmk thesis.tex -pdf
+```
+
+or use ninja:
+```bash
+ninja thesis.pdf
+```
+
+### License
+Copyright 2017–2021 by Daniel Bauer.
+
+This template uses a modified version of the original [tufte-latex](https://github.com/Tufte-LaTeX/tufte-latex)
+template which was published under the Apache 2.0 License, so this work will also use it.