Orietta Da Rold

Orietta Da Rold is a Professor of Medieval Literature and Manuscript Studies at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of St John’s College, and the Academic Director of the Cambridge University Library Research Institute. She previously held research positions at the University of Leicester, Oxford, Birmingham, and Leeds. Her affiliations include the Center for Material Texts, Stanford Text Technologies, and Cambridge Digital Humanities.

Research Interests:

• Integrating medieval literature with manuscript materiality
• Exploring digital humanities in textual studies
• Codicology, paleography, and scribal production
• Networks of knowledge in medieval book production

Key Projects:

• ‘Paper in Time and Space’ (codicological study of paper manuscripts)
• ‘Mapping Paper in Medieval England’ (Sandars Lectures 2020-21)
• ‘Thinking Paper’ (co-directed with Dr. Suzanne Paul)
• ‘Manuscripts Online’ (digital portal for medieval written culture)

Scientific Awards and Grants:

• British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship
• Cambridge Humanities Research Grant
• JISC e-Content Capital Programme
• European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshops

Graduate Supervision:

• Medieval manuscript studies
• Medieval languages and textual cultures
• Manuscript materiality and digital humanities