The event aims to showcase manuscripts digitised as part of the ‘Manuscripts for Medieval Studies’ Project, supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Conor McDonough: OP, St Saviour’s Priory, Dublin 1. 

Paper: ‘TCD MS 667: A Manuscript to Change Lives’.

TCD MS 667: A Manuscript to Change Lives - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Dr Mark Faulkner: Ussher Assistant Professor in Medieval Literature, TCD and Elisabetta Magnanti: PhD Candidate, University of Vienna. Paper: ‘Using AI to Transcribe Trinity’s Manuscripts’.

Using AI to Transcribe Trinity’s Manuscripts - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Dr Peter Crooks: Department of History; Academic Director, Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland (virtualtreasury.ie). 

Paper: ‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? Trinity’s Dublin Deeds and The Case for a Meta-Collection’.

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Dr Niamh Pattwell: Associate Professor, School of English, Drama, and Film, UCD. 

Paper: ‘Sixteenth-Century Heralds: Guardians of the Manuscripts’ TCD MS 505.

Sixteenth-Century Heralds - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Dr Laura Cleaver: Senior Lecturer in Manuscript Studies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London. 

Paper: ‘TCD MS 93: Digitisation and the Potential of Linked Open Data’.

Digitisation and Potential of Linked Open Data - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Dr David Woodman: Associate Professor and Fellow in History, Robinson College, Cambridge. 

Paper: ‘John of Worcester’s Chronicula: TCD MS 503’.

John of Worcester’s Chronicula - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Dr Colleen Curran: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Galway and Dr Lucy McKenna: Postdoctoral Researcher, TCD. 

Paper: ‘The Searobend Project: Digitising the Resources’.

The Searobend Project - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Dr Claire McNulty: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, TCD. 

Paper: ‘Mirrors, Morality, and the Virgin Mary: TCD MS 103’.

Mirrors, Morality, and the Virgin Mary - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Dr Ann Buckley: Medieval History Research Centre, TCD. 

Paper: ‘The Many Lives of the Medieval Liturgy: The Relevance of the Carnegie Digitisation Project for Irish and Insular Studies’.

The Many Lives of the Medieval Liturgy - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

Recorded December 1, 2023.

Professor Ruth Mazo Karras: Lecky Professor of History, TCD. 

Paper: ‘The Holy Acrobat in the Beatus Initial, TCD MS 53’

The Holy Acrobat in the Beatus Initial - The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

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The Many Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Symposium

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