To steal a book A unique collection of Chinese underground poetry attracts all kind of visitors... Guest author • October 04, 2018
Update: A monument to commemorate World War II victims The monument, a commemorative glass window for the Jewish employees of S.A. Vles & Zonen, appears to have survived the demolition of the factory. Jef Schaeps • June 04, 2018
Before and after Luther 31 October 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. It marks the symbolical beginning of the Protestant Reformation. His translation made the Bible available for the general public. Mart van Duijn • October 31, 2017
A French Psalm-Book Printed at Leiden in 1602 Recently acquired: unique copy of a psalter. Guest author • February 14, 2017
The canon of the Netherlands as a Game of goose It must have been a passionate Dutchman who had the idea of shaping the history of the Netherlands like a Goose game. Anton van der Lem • January 22, 2017
A Leiden Utopia in Leuven The edition of Thomas More's Utopia printed in Hoorn 1630 aimed at protestant readers; ‘catholic’ elements were weakened or removed. Guest author • December 08, 2016
A school map of the Relief of Leiden in 1574 The third of October, boats with white bread, herring and cheese relieved the people of Leiden. Anton van der Lem • October 03, 2016
Neglect of duty by a Batavian naval officer "Do I travel to The Hague to lose my health in some cell, or do I flee to Britain which will probably raise the hateful suspicions even more?" Guest author • June 07, 2016
No Third of October Feast without its Programme! October 3rd merry chaos in Leiden. Anton van der Lem • October 03, 2015
