Books in use generally reside in our hands or on our desks. This was not very different in medieval times. However, medieval and modern reading culture take different paths when it comes to books that are
not in use. While both then and now the objects are commonly shelved after use, medieval readers had additional storing options: slipping the book into a box, bag or wrapper. Unfortunately, few of these exotic – and fascinating – storage devices survive today. However, the ones that do indicate that many were made with a specific purpose in mind, namely transportation. Here are some popular means of packing up your book to go in medieval times, including the precursor of our modern tablet sleeve.
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Photographed in 1946, two little girls and a little boy are all grown up and have been located in New York, Chicago, and County Kerry, where it all began.Â
There was great delight across social media when two of the little girls from the front cover of Old Ireland in Colour, taken in Kerry in 1946, were identified recently. Published in 2020, Old Ireland in Colour, by John Breslin & Dr. Sarah-Anne Buckley celebrates the rich history of Ireland and the Irish through the color restoration of stunning images of all walks of Irish life, and the Irish abroad, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.Â
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On a cold bright blue day, the turbine rotors on Bord na Móna s windfarm at Mount Lucas in Co Offaly cut through the wind with a whoop.
I was there to meet the CEO of Wind Energy Ireland, David Connolly, the industry group that represents windfarm operators.
The organisation published a report late last year which warned that the industry was dangerously short of time if the Climate Action Plan targets for renewable energy are to be reached.