{"id":5537,"date":"2025-10-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/?p=5537"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:19:13","slug":"spotlight-early-medieval-detective-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/2025\/10\/20\/spotlight-early-medieval-detective-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: early medieval &#8216;detective work&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-0a7c1a9d-0cce-4f68-8140-a14a9dd00561\"><em>It&#8217;s been a pleasure to welcome several new members to the Centre this year, and we&#8217;re looking forward to introducing them (via the blog) over the course of the term. First up, and with an entry in our &#8216;Spotlight&#8217; series, is <strong>Ana de Oliveira Dias<\/strong>. Ana joined the Centre in September this year, as Professor Sarah Hamilton takes a period of research leave. Ana is also the next speaker in our Medieval Research Seminar series; for more information on her talk, which is taking place this Wednesday (22nd October), see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/research\/centres\/medieval\/newsandevents\/\">the Centre&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2335\" height=\"2335\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5557\" style=\"width:224px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias.jpg 2335w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Ana-Dias-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2335px) 100vw, 2335px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-95a1930d-ae9b-42de-8647-2525247614d7\">Can you describe your research in one sentence?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-56a59225-abf4-43d1-9a07-9c92256935ba\">My work focuses on the study of writing and visual culture in the early Middle Ages. I am very interested in what these forms of evidence can reveal about broader cultural and religious practices and problems in the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" id=\"block-f7590bcf-febc-401a-ab98-02772b8c6e14\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-b6918855-02e3-428b-9319-19e1236d581f\">What do you find most interesting about your work?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitely the detective work! The pool of sources available to early medievalists is very limited, which is why I enjoy finding new ways to interrogate materials that have been studied for centuries. There\u2019s also something magical about handling an original medieval artefact or manuscript \u2014 it&#8217;s a feeling that\u2019s hard to put into words. I also really enjoy teaching: I learn so much from my students, and thoroughly enjoy helping them discover more about their history and culture, and challenge misconceptions about the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" id=\"block-5c46e122-1f84-407b-882e-964070044f9b\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-b00c4c15-1f3a-4806-b8dc-8f9f6904f539\">What kinds of sources you use in your research?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, I have worked with both lavish medieval manuscripts and more modest documentary materials. My research on scribal practice and image-making in the tenth-century Iberian Peninsula has given me the opportunity to study remarkable works such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themorgan.org\/manuscript\/110807\">Morgan Beatus<\/a> and the Facundus Beatus, remarkable illuminated copies of a commentary on the Book of Revelation produced in the Iberian Peninsula. By contrast, my work on the production and use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr\/siv\/rechercheconsultation\/recherche\/ir\/rechercheConsultationResultat.action?etatsauvegarde=&amp;formCaller=&amp;irId=FRAN_IR_052903&amp;gotoArchivesNums=true&amp;details=false&amp;page=0&amp;defaultResultPerPage=15\">relic labels<\/a> \u2014 tiny parchment tags, without any aesthetic merit, which were used to identify the relics of saints or holy places \u2014 has led me to explore the role of writing within the context of the cult of saints in Western Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"940\" data-id=\"5539\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-10.56.29_anonymous-1024x940.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-10.56.29_anonymous-1024x940.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-10.56.29_anonymous-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-10.56.29_anonymous-768x705.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/medievalstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-10.56.29_anonymous.png 1406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The &#8216;Facundus Beatus&#8217;: Beatus of Liebana&#8217;s Commentary on the Book of Revelation, Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de Espa\u00f1a, Vitr. 14-2, fol. 168r<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" id=\"block-5c46e122-1f84-407b-882e-964070044f9b\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-b00c4c15-1f3a-4806-b8dc-8f9f6904f539\">What does your typical day look like?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>No two days look the same, especially when balancing teaching and research. 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