16-09-2016, 10:44 AM
Anton: spelling was far from stable before the Renaissance period, even within the same manuscript. For example, an editor's note on the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. says that he normalized the use of spaces to modern conventions because there was no internal consistency. This was the case in various types of compound words, like compound nouns, verbs or clitics (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.).
It is interesting that the first mention about internal spelling variation I find is exactly about spaces.
It is interesting that the first mention about internal spelling variation I find is exactly about spaces.