Category Archives: Irene O’Daly

I Love Paris in the Springtime… A User’s Guide to the BnF

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

By Irene O’Daly Say the words Bibliothèque nationale de France to any manuscript researcher and it tends to invite a series of anecdotes – usually horror stories about long days trawling through blurry microfilms, refusals of access to manuscripts, and its … Continue reading →

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Navigating the Digital World

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

By Irene O’Daly Recently, the library of Trinity College, Dublin made their most famous manuscript, the Book of Kells free to view online. While this is a welcome move, I was disappointed by the relative lack of browsing ease that … Continue reading →

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Secrets of the Page: Palimpsests

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

By Irene O’Daly On Monday evening (11.02.13) a full house was present at the University Library for an entertaining and fascinating lecture by Will Noel, director of the Schoenberg Institute  and formerly curator of manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum, … Continue reading →

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Library or Labyrinth?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

By Irene O’Daly A book that has probably done more than any other to introduce people (including myself) to the world of the medieval library is Umberto Eco’s masterpiece The Name of the Rose. Published in 1980, it was translated … Continue reading →

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The Eternal City through Medieval Eyes

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

By Irene O’Daly A visitor to Rome cannot but be overwhelmed by the constant reminders of its past – as indeed I was on a research trip to the city last week.  While the Colosseum and Forum wowed, as a … Continue reading →

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FMRSI Conference: Transmission, Translation and Dissemination in the European Middle Ages, 1000–1500 AD, UCC, 28-29 September 2012

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

By Irene O’Daly Last month (28-29 September) I had the pleasure of attending a conference entitled Transmission, Translation and Dissemination in the European Middle Ages, 1000–1500 AD at University College, Cork.  The conference was organised by the Forum for Medieval … Continue reading →

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Toilet humour?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

By Irene O’Daly One of the things that I first noticed when I moved from Ireland to Leiden was how clean the streets were, at least compared to Dublin.  Not only is there relatively little litter, but there is also … Continue reading →

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“Everything looks better in black and white”?

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

By Irene O’Daly A recent feature on the Acropolis Museum website caught my eye. It gives viewers the opportunity to colour the Peplos Kore, a statue from the Acropolis site.  It’s hard to imagine the Acropolis looking anything other than … Continue reading →

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Leeds International Medieval Congress 2012: A Survivor’s Guide

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

By Irene O’Daly Last September, just like clockwork, the deadline for a proposal submission to the Leeds International Medieval Congress (IMC) rolled around.  It was my fifth time submitting a proposal and, at the time, fresh in my new position … Continue reading →

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“Writing Europe before 1450″: Bergen, 3-5 June, 2012

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

By Irene O’Daly This week, a group of medievalists gathered in Bergen in Norway for the Writing Europe before 1450 conference, co-organised by the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Bergen, and the School of English at the University of … Continue reading →

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