Birds in the Wren

The Caladrius, a mythical bird, heals a sick king. From Trin. Ms. R.14.9

Bird Iconography in a 13th Century English Bestiary

Here's my latest blog post over at the Trinity College Library blog. The text was originally written for an exhibition my colleague and I put together over two years ago, entitled "Birds in the Wren" (ha ha), looking at bird iconography, symbolism and representation from medieval manuscripts to Darwin's finches, to Owl in Winnie the Pooh.

Words and 'wordless'

The folio from B.14.52 containing the word “wordless” as quoted in the Oxford English Dictionary. It is located at the bottom of the right hand page.

I just wanted to share a blog post I wrote for work. I'm pretty pleased with it.

View it here.

My latest book haul from the UL

The Faddan More Psalter

Alphabet soup - in places only the ink of the letters survives, making this a unique conservation challenge.

These disembodied letters and words are from the Faddan More Psalter, a medieval manuscript that spent 1200 years at the bottom of a bog. Conservation efforts are underway at the National Museum of Ireland. Read more on this remarkable find here.