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Student Blog: The Celtic Psalter Workshop

By Chloe Bramwell and Lilli Steffens At the University of Edinburgh we are fortunate enough to have the Celtic Psalter (University of Edinburgh MS 56) within the university’s collections. It is usually dated to the 11th century, although much of its origin remains shrouded in mystery. It is frequently described as the earliest Scottish manuscript to remain inContinue reading “Student Blog: The Celtic Psalter Workshop”

Undergraduate Student Blog: Thinking about Psalters

by Prune Engerant December 2023 Last academic year, I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant for the Imaging the Psalter Project (led by Professor Adam Cohen, University of Toronto and Professor Heather Pulliam, The University of Edinburgh) whilst completing my undergraduate degree in History of Art and English Literature at the UniversityContinue reading “Undergraduate Student Blog: Thinking about Psalters”

Utrecht Psalter Workshop

June 15-16, 2022, Utrecht University Library On June 15th and 16th 2022, an international group of a dozen researchers met at the Utrecht University Library (UUL) to discuss the development of digital tools for the study of the Utrecht Psalter and related medieval works. Spearheaded by Adam S. Cohen (University of Toronto) and Heather PulliamContinue reading “Utrecht Psalter Workshop”

Student Blog – ‘Reflections on Utrecht’ by Emily Fu

I am an MSc student at the University of Edinburgh studying the Global Premodern Art course, with a focus on medieval and early modern Northern Europe. This June, I had the chance to travel to the Netherlands and participate in a two-day workshop hosted by the Utrecht University Library. My supervisors, Heather Pulliam and AdamContinue reading “Student Blog – ‘Reflections on Utrecht’ by Emily Fu”

Imaging the Psalter: Past, Present, and Future

How might the digital humanities help us understand the complex word-image relationships and lost Late Antique models for early illustrated psalters? Might the complex iconography of medieval psalters help us develop new tools for analyzing visual data? This website, still in development, follows Prof. Adam S. Cohen (University of Toronto), Dr Heather Pulliam (University ofContinue reading “Imaging the Psalter: Past, Present, and Future”