King’s Day – The Holland-Orange Bond A euphoric article by Johan Huizinga, 80 years ago. Anton van der Lem • April 26, 2018
Shrunken pages A manuscript written partly on paper and partly on parchment suffered heavily from water damage. The effect is remarkable: it caused severe shrinkage of the parchment leaves only. Karin Scheper • March 08, 2018
Sailing to Asia The Western manuscripts collection contains valuable treasures leading their readers to the Asian continent. Eleven historical travel journals are now digitized. Mart van Duijn • December 21, 2017
A Frisket Sheet for Printing Text in Red Ink A beautiful parchment manuscript was cut up and used for its strength, twice. Guest author • November 14, 2017
Arthurian Hero Meets Cistercian Monks in Bonn Installing the Wigalois manuscript in the Rheinisches Museum. A courier reports. André Bouwman • November 07, 2017
Observations about the Katwijk dialect from 1879 Bolland recognized the relationship between the Katwijk dialect and Old English. Guest author • July 26, 2017
Toxicological research pro Justitia Newly found reports on the case of the historically infamous Leiden poisoner known as Goeie Mie. Guest author • April 25, 2017
A Quarrel between the Mayors of Amsterdam and the Nuns of St Mary Magdalen ‘or we shall destroy your vaulted ditch under the street’. Guest author • November 06, 2016
ABC for the advanced: the trompe l'oeil booklet of Cryn van Zuyderhoudt Those who look closely will find many treasures in this book. Guest author • August 23, 2016
