Pi and Pi Day Pi is often represented by the lower-case Greek letter π and it is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its...
- 3 years Ago
UCC Library’s Special Collections & Archives has rich Irish language collections including: These collections stand along-side fine printing of Irish language and literature books and...
- 3 years Ago
The Riverside welcomes this guest post from Úna Faller who in summer 2021 undertook an online work placement in Special Collections using digital surrogates of...
Among the Cartographic Visual material currently being listed in Special Collections are two small collections of political prints, each representing two distinct periods in the...
- 5 years Ago
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: A Safe Harbour for Ships The city’s motto, ‘A safe harbour for ships’ (Latin: ‘Statio bene fida...
The Green Coat School Collection is now held in UCC Library but was originally formed in Cork City during the 18th century under the aegis...
Over the past few months I have been listing a collection of 18th and 19th century topographical prints held in Special Collections. The prints primarily...
- 5 years Ago
Taking up from Emma Horgan’s post last week I’d like to introduce some of the thought-processes behind our choice of images. From past experience when...
- 5 years Ago
In a follow up to Elaine Harrington’s previous post, I will be examining in more detail, the first of the images from the archival collections,...
- 6 years Ago
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History The Luttrell Psalter and the Office of the Dead Themes of power and nobility present throughout the Luttrell Psalter...
