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
My posts, my views and interests - not my employer's
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
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Tuija Ainonen
@tainonen.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Very modest starter pack for accounts that post mainly about medieval manuscripts and libraries - let me know how many I missed and I'll be happy to add you / your suggestions
#MedievalMSS
go.bsky.app/7EkwHVJ
#MedievalMSS
go.bsky.app/7EkwHVJ
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I posted this👇 to a claim that genAI is better than Ctl+F to search historical docs. @tristanpalmgren.bsky.social replied with a genAI summary of my document and @bookllyfr.bsky.social asked if it was accurate.
It turns out that it did exactly what genAI does: made stuff up & got stuff wrong.🧵
It turns out that it did exactly what genAI does: made stuff up & got stuff wrong.🧵
Ctl+F this
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I posted this👇 to a claim that genAI is better than Ctl+F to search historical docs. @tristanpalmgren.bsky.social replied with a genAI summary of my document and @bookllyfr.bsky.social asked if it was accurate.
It turns out that it did exactly what genAI does: made stuff up & got stuff wrong.🧵
It turns out that it did exactly what genAI does: made stuff up & got stuff wrong.🧵
So, you're a medieval manuscript librarian? Oh, that's nice. I guess it's good that someone looks after those old dusty books
Metadata is hard especially for Medieval Manuscripts ... check out our latest blog post about the @peripheralmss.bsky.social project: peripheralmss.org/metadata-for.... #midwestmss #medievalmss
Metadata for Discovery of Medieval Manuscripts Materials – The Peripheral Manuscripts Project
peripheralmss.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
So, you're a medieval manuscript librarian? Oh, that's nice. I guess it's good that someone looks after those old dusty books
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It is time to feast!
Our annual winter closure is here. We will return back for our regular hours on Monday 5 January, 2026
Parker Library On the Web will continue to fullfil your medieval manuscript desires: parker.stanford.edu/parker
CCCC MS 053, f.65r
tinyurl.com/vuyr92pt
Happy holidays!
Our annual winter closure is here. We will return back for our regular hours on Monday 5 January, 2026
Parker Library On the Web will continue to fullfil your medieval manuscript desires: parker.stanford.edu/parker
CCCC MS 053, f.65r
tinyurl.com/vuyr92pt
Happy holidays!
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It is time to feast!
Our annual winter closure is here. We will return back for our regular hours on Monday 5 January, 2026
Parker Library On the Web will continue to fullfil your medieval manuscript desires: parker.stanford.edu/parker
CCCC MS 053, f.65r
tinyurl.com/vuyr92pt
Happy holidays!
Our annual winter closure is here. We will return back for our regular hours on Monday 5 January, 2026
Parker Library On the Web will continue to fullfil your medieval manuscript desires: parker.stanford.edu/parker
CCCC MS 053, f.65r
tinyurl.com/vuyr92pt
Happy holidays!
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Very interesting position at ASNC for a Celticist: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in Celtic
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, within the Faculty of English wishes to appoint an Assistant Professor in Celtic from 1 September 2026. We seek applicants who have research and
www.cam.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Very interesting position at ASNC for a Celticist: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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The latest issue of Mirator, a multidisciplinary journal for medieval studies, is out!
It's a thematic issue on #Science and #Magic in the Middle Ages.
#MedievalSky
journal.fi/mirator/issu...
It's a thematic issue on #Science and #Magic in the Middle Ages.
#MedievalSky
journal.fi/mirator/issu...
Mirator Vol 25 Nro 2 (2025): Between Science and Magic
journal.fi
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The latest issue of Mirator, a multidisciplinary journal for medieval studies, is out!
It's a thematic issue on #Science and #Magic in the Middle Ages.
#MedievalSky
journal.fi/mirator/issu...
It's a thematic issue on #Science and #Magic in the Middle Ages.
#MedievalSky
journal.fi/mirator/issu...
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An interim version of the Explore Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue is now available through the BL website: searcharchives.bl.uk
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
An interim version of the Explore Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue is now available through the BL website: searcharchives.bl.uk
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
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With Adam Poznański, we discovered a previously unknown treatise against Waldensians in a Wrocław manuscript. The edition is now out: doi.org/10.31743/ams...
#MedievalSky #Heresy #Waldensians
#MedievalSky #Heresy #Waldensians
doi.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
With Adam Poznański, we discovered a previously unknown treatise against Waldensians in a Wrocław manuscript. The edition is now out: doi.org/10.31743/ams...
#MedievalSky #Heresy #Waldensians
#MedievalSky #Heresy #Waldensians
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We are still accepting applications to the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2026, open to both early career and established scholars of any nationality. Awards are tenable for a maximum of 12 months. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4hO0Oo1
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We are still accepting applications to the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2026, open to both early career and established scholars of any nationality. Awards are tenable for a maximum of 12 months. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4hO0Oo1
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The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Old English and proficiency in Medieval Latin? If yes, then you may be interested in this fixed term full time post...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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#DigiBodAdvent day 9 is the Tanner Bede (MS. Tanner 10). In a slightly sorry state owing to submersion near Wallingford in the 18th century but still a priceless example of the renewal of English book culture in the early 10th century. 📜
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/6285...
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/6285...
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#DigiBodAdvent day 9 is the Tanner Bede (MS. Tanner 10). In a slightly sorry state owing to submersion near Wallingford in the 18th century but still a priceless example of the renewal of English book culture in the early 10th century. 📜
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/6285...
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/6285...
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#DigiBodAdvent day 5 - the sumptuous Hours of Louis Quarré, MS. Douce 311. Savour the delicate colours of the Trinity or admire the trompe l'oeil effects of the pilgrim badge border (fol. 21v with bonus detail, not shown here, on the reverse, fol. 21r). digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d23d... 📜
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#DigiBodAdvent day 5 - the sumptuous Hours of Louis Quarré, MS. Douce 311. Savour the delicate colours of the Trinity or admire the trompe l'oeil effects of the pilgrim badge border (fol. 21v with bonus detail, not shown here, on the reverse, fol. 21r). digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d23d... 📜
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We all need some good and proper boundaries
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We all need some good and proper boundaries
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
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We’ll be running our introduction to manuscript studies again in June 2026. There’s an early bird discount if you book this month, but if students are interested please encourage them to book early as this course has limited places 👇 📚📖✏️💻
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
Introduction to Palaeography and Manuscript Studies
This course introduces students to key skills for the study of medieval manuscripts, from the making of parchment to reading text and imagery
ies.sas.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We’ll be running our introduction to manuscript studies again in June 2026. There’s an early bird discount if you book this month, but if students are interested please encourage them to book early as this course has limited places 👇 📚📖✏️💻
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
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Are you bored of advent calendars yet? I hope not, because I'll be highlighting 25 of the amazing medieval manuscripts added to Digital Bodleian @bodleian.ox.ac.uk this year. #DigiBodAdvent
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Are you bored of advent calendars yet? I hope not, because I'll be highlighting 25 of the amazing medieval manuscripts added to Digital Bodleian @bodleian.ox.ac.uk this year. #DigiBodAdvent
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We've got some HUGE news! We've DOUBLED in size overnight! Not only have we added "some" more Cairo Genizah fragments, but "ALL" of them @theul.bsky.social !!!
This now brings the total number of items in Cambridge Digital Library to OVER 160,000!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
This now brings the total number of items in Cambridge Digital Library to OVER 160,000!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We've got some HUGE news! We've DOUBLED in size overnight! Not only have we added "some" more Cairo Genizah fragments, but "ALL" of them @theul.bsky.social !!!
This now brings the total number of items in Cambridge Digital Library to OVER 160,000!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
This now brings the total number of items in Cambridge Digital Library to OVER 160,000!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
So, you're a medievalist? What do you do? Study dragons and stuff?
Well....
(check the alt text for links to the source manuscripts held @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social)
Well....
(check the alt text for links to the source manuscripts held @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social)
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
So, you're a medievalist? What do you do? Study dragons and stuff?
Well....
(check the alt text for links to the source manuscripts held @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social)
Well....
(check the alt text for links to the source manuscripts held @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social)
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15 and + years 🎉
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
Celebrating 15 years of Parker Library On the Web
The Parker Library guards the legacy of Matthew Parker: a remarkable heritage that is safe, unharmed and yet accessible to all through Parker Library On the Web
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
15 and + years 🎉
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
Post-doctoral Mellon Fellowships or early career medievalists
Pontifical Instute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
DL 1 Feb 2026
For more information, see:
pims.ca/article/post...
Pontifical Instute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
DL 1 Feb 2026
For more information, see:
pims.ca/article/post...
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Post-doctoral Mellon Fellowships or early career medievalists
Pontifical Instute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
DL 1 Feb 2026
For more information, see:
pims.ca/article/post...
Pontifical Instute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
DL 1 Feb 2026
For more information, see:
pims.ca/article/post...
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The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
📜
📜
Librarian
The Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute is one of the most comprehensive collections of published polar information in the world. This highly specialist reference collection, which attracts
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
📜
📜
Monday mood
Baldwin of Ford (d. 1190) focused on writing his text On the sacrament of the altar (De sacramento altaris)
CCCC MS 200, f. 1r (c. 1184-1190s) - fully digitised and online:
tinyurl.com/4s9v9j9t
Baldwin of Ford (d. 1190) focused on writing his text On the sacrament of the altar (De sacramento altaris)
CCCC MS 200, f. 1r (c. 1184-1190s) - fully digitised and online:
tinyurl.com/4s9v9j9t
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Monday mood
Baldwin of Ford (d. 1190) focused on writing his text On the sacrament of the altar (De sacramento altaris)
CCCC MS 200, f. 1r (c. 1184-1190s) - fully digitised and online:
tinyurl.com/4s9v9j9t
Baldwin of Ford (d. 1190) focused on writing his text On the sacrament of the altar (De sacramento altaris)
CCCC MS 200, f. 1r (c. 1184-1190s) - fully digitised and online:
tinyurl.com/4s9v9j9t
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Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
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How have books shaped the way we think? In January Anna Somfai will teach an online short course on books about science and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Book now 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social palaeography.uk/study/short-...
Medieval Philosophical and Scientific Manuscripts – an online short course taught by Anna Somfai
This course will run online from 14:00-17:00: Monday 26 January – Thursday 29 January 2026. The course explores medieval Western philosophical and scientific manuscripts produced over the spa…
palaeography.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
How have books shaped the way we think? In January Anna Somfai will teach an online short course on books about science and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Book now 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social palaeography.uk/study/short-...
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Love medieval manuscripts? Love public libraries? Love Bristol? Don’t miss this FREE exhibition: bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=250...
Medieval Manuscripts at Bristol Central Library
A rare opportunity to view a selection of medieval manuscripts from our collections. Highlights from this unique display include a richly decorated Book of Hours, a Missal made for St Augustine’...
bristol.events.mylibrary.digital
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Love medieval manuscripts? Love public libraries? Love Bristol? Don’t miss this FREE exhibition: bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=250...
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Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
MEMS to Host the Fifteenth Century Conference 2026
www.kent.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...