Laura
@lauropea.bsky.social
historian and philologist
rare books and manuscripts cataloguer
putting the t back in incunabula since 2025
wahlwienerin / teilzeitberlinerin (in ausbildung)
rare books and manuscripts cataloguer
putting the t back in incunabula since 2025
wahlwienerin / teilzeitberlinerin (in ausbildung)
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Laura
@lauropea.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Me: I'm feeling really Sapphic
You: Tell me more 😏
Me: ............... and if
......... [thy]me......
..........................
hands.......... [swan, or possibly an extinct species of gourd]
.........................s
You: Tell me more 😏
Me: ............... and if
......... [thy]me......
..........................
hands.......... [swan, or possibly an extinct species of gourd]
.........................s
it is very cool how 'Good King Wenceslas' preserves the nasalised vowel lost from modern Czech Vaclav
November 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
it is very cool how 'Good King Wenceslas' preserves the nasalised vowel lost from modern Czech Vaclav
yeah i heard your mum's in Your Party
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
yeah i heard your mum's in Your Party
i can't see the word 'grindr' without thinking it's old norse
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
i can't see the word 'grindr' without thinking it's old norse
they should have held it in 369 so it would have been the council of 'nice'-ea
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
they should have held it in 369 so it would have been the council of 'nice'-ea
German-speaking academia was at the absolute forefront in the early 20th century before the Nazis and never really recovered from the tremendous damage done then, and it's starting to feel like Anglophone research could be going the same way
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
German-speaking academia was at the absolute forefront in the early 20th century before the Nazis and never really recovered from the tremendous damage done then, and it's starting to feel like Anglophone research could be going the same way
the immaculate conception of the virgin vs chadvent
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
the immaculate conception of the virgin vs chadvent
Reposted by Laura
putting 'pelagian' under 'dietary requirements' and seeing what happens
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
putting 'pelagian' under 'dietary requirements' and seeing what happens
putting 'pelagian' under 'dietary requirements' and seeing what happens
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
putting 'pelagian' under 'dietary requirements' and seeing what happens
Reposted by Laura
'FUCK it's nearly eleven, drink up and let's get to the Maypole before every other fucking wanker does'
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
'FUCK it's nearly eleven, drink up and let's get to the Maypole before every other fucking wanker does'
sometimes a large proportion of being a medievalist is darmoking shit with reference to tolkien
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
sometimes a large proportion of being a medievalist is darmoking shit with reference to tolkien
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
Reposted by Laura
Messiah II: 2 Hot 2 Handel
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Messiah II: 2 Hot 2 Handel
verb 1: that vowel looks absolutely AMAZING on you, darling!
verb 2: oh thank you
verb 1: where did you get it?
verb 2: oh, just ablaut
verb 1: more like AB FABlaut
verb 2: oh thank you
verb 1: where did you get it?
verb 2: oh, just ablaut
verb 1: more like AB FABlaut
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
verb 1: that vowel looks absolutely AMAZING on you, darling!
verb 2: oh thank you
verb 1: where did you get it?
verb 2: oh, just ablaut
verb 1: more like AB FABlaut
verb 2: oh thank you
verb 1: where did you get it?
verb 2: oh, just ablaut
verb 1: more like AB FABlaut
'FUCK it's nearly eleven, drink up and let's get to the Maypole before every other fucking wanker does'
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
'FUCK it's nearly eleven, drink up and let's get to the Maypole before every other fucking wanker does'
après le départ du royaume-uni de l'union européene, nous devons adopter la lingue francaise comme lingue internationale et surtout la pause de déjeuner de 1200h à 1400h partout
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
après le départ du royaume-uni de l'union européene, nous devons adopter la lingue francaise comme lingue internationale et surtout la pause de déjeuner de 1200h à 1400h partout
interesting seeing european universities sprouting merch-shops with US-style college sweatshirts etc., largely for the benefit of american tourists who are under the impression that it's a quirky, non-touristy souvenir
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
interesting seeing european universities sprouting merch-shops with US-style college sweatshirts etc., largely for the benefit of american tourists who are under the impression that it's a quirky, non-touristy souvenir
among the sad things about the global dominance of English is how lazy it makes native English-speakers about learning other languages - both as in general *and* because being a native speaker of a language that is such a mix of Germanic and Romance gives you an advantage with *both* those families
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
among the sad things about the global dominance of English is how lazy it makes native English-speakers about learning other languages - both as in general *and* because being a native speaker of a language that is such a mix of Germanic and Romance gives you an advantage with *both* those families
me: lok i can corect the ytpo or jsut turst yuo to rede it aynway becuase yuo're an aludt and can get waht i mean
sic-os: ha ha ha... yessss!!!
sic-os: ha ha ha... yessss!!!
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
me: lok i can corect the ytpo or jsut turst yuo to rede it aynway becuase yuo're an aludt and can get waht i mean
sic-os: ha ha ha... yessss!!!
sic-os: ha ha ha... yessss!!!
Reposted by Laura
Laȝamon's Brut implies Laȝamon's Rosé
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Laȝamon's Brut implies Laȝamon's Rosé
i find it curious how large numbers of people will stand on an escalator rather than walk a literally few steps to get an U-Bahn train departing in 15 seconds but they will run and push to get onto a jam-packed train rather than wait for the next one in 3 minutes
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
i find it curious how large numbers of people will stand on an escalator rather than walk a literally few steps to get an U-Bahn train departing in 15 seconds but they will run and push to get onto a jam-packed train rather than wait for the next one in 3 minutes
November three years ago, in Parma. I miss the lions in front of the Cathedral
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
November three years ago, in Parma. I miss the lions in front of the Cathedral
when you get a viral post you should get to ride around in a chariot while someone whispers 'remember thou art but a mortal' in your ear until it stops getting likes
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
when you get a viral post you should get to ride around in a chariot while someone whispers 'remember thou art but a mortal' in your ear until it stops getting likes
Reposted by Laura
today on the book farm: Cree Syllabics (Stations of the Cross, 1856)
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
today on the book farm: Cree Syllabics (Stations of the Cross, 1856)
the bishop of riverdale has seniority over the surrounding dioceses. this is because he is the archiepiscopus
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
the bishop of riverdale has seniority over the surrounding dioceses. this is because he is the archiepiscopus
Reposted by Laura
