“Through our commitment to the arts and this continued partnership, we hope that millions of people around the world will be able to access and enjoy these cultural treasures. “This year’s partnership sees the conservation, research and digitisation of the Book of Leinster, an invaluable medieval Irish manuscript.” In the press statement, CEO of Bank of America Europe DAC and Country Executive for Ireland Fernando Vicario said: “We are honoured to once again support the Library of Trinity College Dublin.” She added: “Once conserved the Book of Leinster will form part of the Library’s major digitisation project, the Virtual Trinity Library and will be made globally accessible online.” The Library is home to a significant collection of over 200 medieval and early modern manuscripts written in the Irish language (Gaeilge) Irish is the. “Covering over a thousand years of Irish literature and learning, they shine a light on how Irish society operated, how our ancestors interacted with each other, what stories and myths they told about themselves and how they saw themselves on the world stage.” In a press statement, Trinity Librarian and College Archivist Helen Shenton said: “The Library of Trinity College Dublin’s collection of over 200 medieval and early modern manuscripts written in the Irish language is ranked as one of the most important collections in the world.” The project aims to make a digitised version of the text accessible online via the Virtual Trinity Library. For more information on the printed catalogue read Elizabeth FitzPatricks A. Bank of America previously supported a Trinity conservation project when it awarded funding for other early medieval Irish manuscripts including the Codex Usserianus Primus and the Garland of Howth. The Irish language manuscript holdings of the Academy have been catalogued in detail in the descriptive catalogue published under the title Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (28 fasc., Dublin, 1926-1970).
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