The Great False Prophet Mahomet In past times, the European war of propaganda against Islam could take bizarre shapes, as is shown by this Dutch illustrated book from 1627 Arnoud Vrolijk • May 23, 2015
In Memoriam 1940–1945: Remembering the Victims of the Second World War at Leiden University The unsung victims who disappeared almost without a trace from the University between 1940 and 1945 Guest author • May 04, 2015
A New Discovery in an Old Astronomy Book One of the annotations reveals awareness for a faster calculation of sines known as the ‘Ingenious Way’ (Artificium). Guest author • April 07, 2015
Blaeu’s Italian Promise The most beautiful, but also least known of Joan Blaeu’s works. Guest author • March 10, 2015
The Raid on the Medway by Rens Krikhaar In 1667 the Dutch fleet took the English by suprise on the river Medway. Jef Schaeps • February 19, 2015
The Library of Menno ter Braak Personal annotations from Menno ter Braak, the Dutch writer who warned against National Socialism. Anton van der Lem • December 31, 2014
Mementoes of Hans Christian Andersen In 1866 Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) sent a photograph of himself to the writer Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812–1886). On the back he wrote: ‘a memento of H.C. Andersen’. Mart van Duijn • November 07, 2014
Route Map for an Imperial Inspection Tour to South China, 1784 No second copies of these maps are known to exist. Guest author • October 24, 2014
A Piano on Java Pen drawings in a manuscript copy of the story 'Sarina. A Javanese woman' show a piano. But what is a piano doing on Java? Mart van Duijn • September 21, 2014
