Reading the end of Fled Bricrenn:

Multispectral Imaging applied to f. 9v of Leiden MS VLQ 7

Authors

  • Nike Stam Utrecht University
  • Catherine Albers-Morris Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Helen Davies University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
  • Gregory Heyworth University of Rochester

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33353/scf.155378

Abstract

This contribution discusses the multi-spectral investigation of the previously illegible final page of Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek MS VLQ 7. The technical specifications of the images and the post-processing of the images are described in detail, to ensure replicable and open science. Furthermore, a transcription and translation of the previously illegible final folio (f. 9v), containing the famous Cennach ind Rúanado episode, is presented. This transcription is compared to the only other version of this episode in Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland MS Adv. 72.1.40. This comparison confirms Proinsias Mac Cana’s earlier observations on the scribal practices in both manuscripts. Finally, two newly discovered marginalia on f. 9v (one in secretary hand and one in insular hand) are briefly explored.

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Published

2025-05-20

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025): Studia Celtica Fennica Volume XXI

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