Dr Suzanne Paul
Keeper of Rare Books and Early Manuscripts
Directorate: Research Collections
Department: Rare Books and Early Manuscripts
Email: sp510@cam.ac.uk
A medieval manuscript scholar by training, Dr Suzanne Paul is particularly interested in the application of digital and scientific approaches to the study and curation of manuscripts.
She has collaborated on several large-scale digitisation projects, including the Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts project.
Publications:
Paul, S. (2020). The Curation and Display of Digital Medieval Manuscripts. In O. Da Rold & E. Treharne (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts (Cambridge Companions to Literature, pp. 267-283). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316182659.013
Affiliated organisations
- Fellow of St Edmund's College: https://duras.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-suzanne-paul/
- Associate of CDH: https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-suzanne-paul/
- Member of Steering Group for CHERISH: https://collectionsresearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/research-growth-networks/materiality/cambridge-heritage-science-hub-cherish
- Member of Steering Committee for Cambridge Centre for Material Texts: https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/cmt/
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Associated research projects
CHERISH
Cambridge Heritage Science Hub (CHERISH) aims to build a connected research community for Archaeological and Heritage Science in Cambridge through the development of partnerships and collaborative projects.
The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project
Funded by the Polonsky Foundation, a project to digitise, catalogue and conserve more than 800 medieval and early modern Greek manuscripts.
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Medieval Manuscripts Fragments at Cambridge University Library
Fragmentarium, funded by Zeno Karl Schindler Foundation and Swiss National Science Foundation
Hidden in Plain Sight:
Historical And Scientific Analysis Of Premodern Sacred Books
The project employs a range of innovative technologies to explore how ancient books were used, modified and venerated.
AI for Cultural Heritage Hub (ArCH)
By creating both a community of practice and a prototype workspace, ArCH will enable heritage practitioners and collections researchers to harness the power of AI to unlock cultural heritage collections.
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Writing is a medium of communication that represents language through the inscription of signs and symbols.
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Photography:
Headline image © Alice the Camera / Cambridge University Library.
XRF analysis of an illuminated MSS at the Fitzwilliam Museum © Cambridge University Library.
Collection items featured:
Greek gospel book CUL MS Dd.9.69 (f. 139r).
Partial leaf from the Coucher book of Furness Abbey CUL MS Add. 4407 (f.12).
Great Bible, Paris/London 1538/9, St John's College Cambridge, undergoing XRF analysis at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge. By permission of the Master and Fellows of St John’s College, Cambridge.
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