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Tuija Ainonen retweeted
Staffing a historic library happens in a variety of ways - here's one journey to us with our current Sub-Librarian and Special Collections Librarian @AinonenT
If you've spent any time in the @ParkerLibCCCC then you'll know Tuija. The Sub-Librarian and Special Collections Librarian, Tuija Ainonen has been with us for two years now and she does it all 1 of 2
The recipe and its re-creation:
corpus-christi-college.short…
#medieval
We are delighted to see one of our 9thC manuscripts displayed in the remarkable 'Silk Roads' exhibition at @britishmuseum
The display features an added incense recipe from 10thC England. A collective College effort recreated it in our Chapel!
corpus.cam.ac.uk/parker-libr…
ALT Three recipes and some scribbles added to once empty leaf in CCCC MS 223 p. 2. Top recipe contains instructions for making incense.
ALT Display case in the 'Silk Roads' exhibition at the British Museum, featuring the Parker Library's CCCC MS 223 next to four fabric fragments and a casket
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
In anticipation of World #LetterWriting Day (1 Sept), here's one from our collections:
c. 7-year-old Anne Boleyn writes -in French & by herself- from Hever Castle to her dad about her determination to learn and improve her French
CCCC MS 119, p. 21a
tinyurl.com/mwyrdbtk
ALT Autograph letter of Anne Boleyn to her father, Sir Thomas Boleyn beginning: Monssr je antandue par v(ost)re lettre que.... / I find by your letter that ... Now in the Parker Library: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS 119, p. 21a
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
It's that time of year again! We are now accepting proposals for the fourth season of our podcast! See below for details. Apps due October 11th, 2024.
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
Open Day at the Parker Library:
12 September 10-12 and 2-4pm
A chance to visit our 1820s interior to view some of our 500-1,000+ year-old, internationally renowened treasures AND to see what our conservators are up to!
opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/even…
#OpenCambridge @CorpusCambridge
Cats exercising their cat-ness through history 😺🐾
#InternationalCatDay
Even on defining statements of doctrines and practices of the Church of England in the 39 Articles from the collection of archbishop Matthew Parker (d. 1575)
CCCC MS 121, p. 433
parker.stanford.edu/parker/c…
ALT Two black pawprints in the margins of the original English handwritten version of 39 articles, now in CCCC MS 121, p. 433
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
We're back!
Summer closure is over & we're ready to receive visitors and researchers again
Here's the image of the eagle of St John from the beginning of the Northumbrian Gospels, CCCC MS 197B p. 245, now on display in our exhibition!
Book your tickets eventbrite.co.uk/o/parker-li…
ALT Colourful eagle in red, green and yellow, fitted in red and green frame with green crosses and lines protruding towards the eagle. It was made in late seventh- or early eighth-century Northumbria. Watch out for those talons! CCCC MS 197B, p. 245
Start of a medievalist joke or something that actually happened?
Three medievalists went to Leeds🏰. @Rory_Naismith @AinonenT and @thetimekeptcity were all at the recent #IMC2024. Find out what they did and what they learned. shorturl.at/oKCh1
Temp Librarian post (9mo, 0.8FTE) @WellsCathedral1 but a permanent librarian will be needed down the line [small warning, salary ain't the drawing factor]
DL: 18 July 2024
wellscathedral.org.uk/your-c…
Perhaps worth to contact for further discussions if seriously interested?
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
We are big fans of Æthelstan here at Corpus and this is one of our favourite manuscripts - you can read more about it here: shorturl.at/svNZ9
The presentation picture depicts Æthelstan, King of the English (924/5 CE-39 CE), presenting the book to St Cuthbert
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183: Bede the Venerable, Two Lives of St Cuthbert with Regnal Lists; f.1v @ParkerLibCCCC @CorpusCambridge
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
The presentation picture depicts Æthelstan, King of the English (924/5 CE-39 CE), presenting the book to St Cuthbert
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183: Bede the Venerable, Two Lives of St Cuthbert with Regnal Lists; f.1v @ParkerLibCCCC @CorpusCambridge
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
Some Early Modern printed books will also do the trick!
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Work in an historic library with monster canon law commentaries, and you won’t need a gym membership! Quads, glutes and biceps in good shape. #stronglibrarians 💪💪
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
Tired of un-boxing videos? Well, we have a treat for you today in the form of some re-boxing! Conservation Manager Shaun Thompson has made the perfect box for CUL Add. 9308
#CULConservation #BookConservation #ReHousing #BoxMaking #CambridgeUniversityLibraries #CuriousCures
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
More happy faces from #IMC2024 - @thetimekeptcity and @AinonenT #medievaltwitter. We can't wait to hear all about it when you get back to @parkerlibcccc.
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
Thinking About Thais: new blogpost by @ParkerLibCCCC Early-Career Researcher @thetimekeptcity on why the ‘harlot saint’ keeps strange company in MS 385 Tractatus monachi peccatoris.
shorturl.at/nqrL8
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
And now… it’s @AinonenT who is giving us a whistle stop tour of the Parker on the Web site @ParkerLibCCCC: parker.stanford.edu/parker/
#s1408 #IMCLeeds
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
We're almost there! #s1408 at @IMC_Leeds tonight at 7pm
Parker Library at a round table discussion on digital libraries. Come and tell us your wishlist for our online repository.
#IMC2024
Tuija Ainonen retweeted
Corpus is on the road! Several of our Fellows and @ParkerLibCCCC staff are in Leeds taking part in the International Medieval Congress @IMC_Leeds including @rory_naismith and @AinonenT. If you're there, check out these sessions featuring our academics #IMC2024 #medievaltwitter
