Call for Papers
Materiality of Medieval Manuscripts
A Work-in-Progress Workshop
Early Irish Hands: The Development of Writing in Early Ireland
Trinity College Dublin, May 29, 2023
Application Deadline: 31 January 2023
Book of Armagh, IE TCD MS 52
The Early Irish Hands project is inviting applications for the first of three Work-In-Progress Workships. This first workshop will address the theme of materiality. Participants are invited to present ongoing research on the intersection of materiality and regionality, dating palaeography, scribal cultures, or transmission. Comparative and transnational approaches are especially encouraged. Proposals (250 words) for 20-minute presentations, along with a short bio, may be sent to Dr Nicole Volmering at vomern@tcd.ie by January 31st. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by February 17th.
The keynote speaker is Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin (UCC).
For a PDF of the call for papers, click here.
For more information on the SFI-IRC Pathway project “Early Irish Hands: The Development of Writing in Early Ireland,” click here.