Begun in 2016, the Manuscript Connections Project explores how computational methods can bring new perspectives to the study of medieval manuscripts.
Project Team
The Manuscript Connections core team consists of specialists in Medieval European Manuscripts, Digital Art History, and Computer Science.
Maeve K. Doyle ↗
Associate Professor, Art and Art History, Eastern Connecticut State University
Maeve Doyle brings a deep expertise in medieval French manuscripts to the project. Her research and publications on medieval iconography ensure that the team stays grounded in core art-historical questions.
Carolyn Anderson ↗
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Wellesley College
Carolyn Anderson brings natural language processing and machine learning expertise to the project. Her background in computer science and digital humanities allows her to speak across domains.
Alexander Brey ↗
Assistant Professor, Art History, Wellesley College
Alexander Brey brings a more general perspective on digital art history to the project. His publications have emphasized the salience of quantitative and computational methods for answering art historical questions, and survey the state of digital art history as a field.
Project Alumnae
Other project contributors have included undergraduate students at both Wellesley College and Eastern Connecticut State University.
- Jessica Daniel, Eastern Connecticut State University, class of 2019
- Angel Ding, Wellesley College, class of 2023
Papers & Talks
June 14, 2024
Manuscript Connections
Computer Vision and Art History Today, The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
May 13, 2023
Roundtable: In Honor of Alison Stones II: Interdisciplinary Illumination
58th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
March 2, 2023
Digital Approaches to Medieval Manuscripts
Virtual Presentation for the International Center of Medieval Art
July 25, 2021
Networked Borders: A Computational Analysis of Images in the Margins of Gothic Manuscripts
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, Leeds
July 3, 2018
Mapping Visual Memory: Modeling Networks of Artistic Contact in French Gothic Manuscripts, 1260–1320
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, Leeds
February 25, 2017
Network Analysis for Medieval Studies: A Tutorial
Delaware Valley Medieval Association, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Publications
Alexander Patrick Brey and Maeve K. Doyle, in Manuscript Studies 8, no. 2 (Fall 2023): 232–281.
