Tuija Ainonen
@tainonen.bsky.social
Medieval and early modern manuscripts, books, libraries and archives
Sub-Librarian / Special Collections Librarian at The Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social
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Sub-Librarian / Special Collections Librarian at The Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social
My posts, my views and interests - not my employer's
French pronunciation truly horrifies me, coming from language tradition where everything that is written is pronounced!
'Ail' in all its forms remains unpronouncable to me.
I feel the agony of medieval scribes who heard and understood the word, and then tried to figure out how to write it out
'Ail' in all its forms remains unpronouncable to me.
I feel the agony of medieval scribes who heard and understood the word, and then tried to figure out how to write it out
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM
French pronunciation truly horrifies me, coming from language tradition where everything that is written is pronounced!
'Ail' in all its forms remains unpronouncable to me.
I feel the agony of medieval scribes who heard and understood the word, and then tried to figure out how to write it out
'Ail' in all its forms remains unpronouncable to me.
I feel the agony of medieval scribes who heard and understood the word, and then tried to figure out how to write it out
It's fun to go down these rabbit holes 🐰🕳️ when avoi... when making minor tweaks to the Parker Library On the Web manuscript descriptions
Today I'll correct the misattribution of: Bull granting Thomas Becket (was: Bourgchier) archbishop of Canterbury license to canonize Anselm of Canterbury
Today I'll correct the misattribution of: Bull granting Thomas Becket (was: Bourgchier) archbishop of Canterbury license to canonize Anselm of Canterbury
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
It's fun to go down these rabbit holes 🐰🕳️ when avoi... when making minor tweaks to the Parker Library On the Web manuscript descriptions
Today I'll correct the misattribution of: Bull granting Thomas Becket (was: Bourgchier) archbishop of Canterbury license to canonize Anselm of Canterbury
Today I'll correct the misattribution of: Bull granting Thomas Becket (was: Bourgchier) archbishop of Canterbury license to canonize Anselm of Canterbury
The amazing @a-ndictionary.bsky.social was invaluable for understanding this:
anglo-norman.net/entry/ail
The variety of plural forms for 'ail' is staggering. If you thought modern French spelling was challenging, it's always fun to discover Middle French!
anglo-norman.net/entry/ail
The variety of plural forms for 'ail' is staggering. If you thought modern French spelling was challenging, it's always fun to discover Middle French!
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The amazing @a-ndictionary.bsky.social was invaluable for understanding this:
anglo-norman.net/entry/ail
The variety of plural forms for 'ail' is staggering. If you thought modern French spelling was challenging, it's always fun to discover Middle French!
anglo-norman.net/entry/ail
The variety of plural forms for 'ail' is staggering. If you thought modern French spelling was challenging, it's always fun to discover Middle French!
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