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 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
Aristocratic and noble: stadtholder Frederik Hendrik Aristocratic noble face; intellectual eye and eyebrow; sensible and wise are his forehead and nose, but even more sensible and wise is his mouth. Jef Schaeps • November 02, 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
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
A heartbeat from 1881 Einthoven already experimented with detecting the human heartbeat during his study in Utrecht. Mart van Duijn • August 01, 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
A young minister’s special collection. Hendrik Ludwijn de Voogt’s (1840-1870) pamphlet collection A unique possession for the Leiden University Library to treasure! Guest author • March 10, 2016
