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Irene O'Daly is Lecturer at LUCAS

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Ademar of Chabannes's notebooks: A glimpse into the working methods of a medieval scholar

A recent study afternoon held at the University Libraries, Leiden, introduced scholars and members of the public to one of the most unique manuscripts in our collection – VLO 15, the notebooks of Ademar of Chabannes.

Irene O'Daly • November 25, 2022

The maze of meaning: Interpreting Job through imagery in Leiden, UB, BPL 100 A

Leiden, UB, BPL 100 A, a glossed (annotated) copy of the biblical Book of Job dating from the twelfth century contains a number of sketches. What can these tell us about the interpretation of Job’s suffering in the Middle Ages?

Irene O'Daly • July 07, 2022

‘Red Riding Hood’ and the wolf: Marginal drawings in a collection of Cicero’s works

Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek, PER F 25, a fifteenth-century collection of works by Cicero, contains a number of interesting marginal drawings, but how, if at all, do they relate to its text?

Irene O'Daly • December 09, 2021