A Temporarily Lost Persian Epic Lost and found: a rare illustrated edition of the Persian Book of Kings surfaced again, thanks to a trainee in the conservation department. Arnoud Vrolijk • May 30, 2013
Huygens in Leiden: the house rules of landlord Paravicino Constantijn Huygens received the regulations in a letter dated 26 May 1645. Were they disputed by his sons Constantijn Jr and Christiaan, who were students in Leiden and rented rooms at Paravicino’s? André Bouwman • May 23, 2013
A world treasure of great weight: the charter of King Rājendra Chola I 30 kgs copper 11th century charter Guest author • March 08, 2013
A unicorn fish aground in 1736 in the Elbe estuary Wasn’t it obvious then, that the ‘horn’ of this sea animal would have the same antidotal qualities as that of its terrestrial counterpart? Guest author • February 01, 2013
An entertaining book about tears: Petitus’ De lacrymis libri tres Why do women weep more than men? • December 21, 2012
Two hundred years of Reynard studies: the Gräter edition (1812) Late in the 1790s, the now famous animal epic Van den vos Reynaerde was discovered in the library of a German abbey. André Bouwman • December 07, 2012
Noah's Ark in a Christian Arabic Manuscript The story of Noah's Ark from the Bible is retold in this Arabic manuscript from the early nineteenth century Arnoud Vrolijk • November 23, 2012
425 years Leiden University Library: from Vaulted Room to ‘the cloud’ On October 31, 1587 Leiden university created its first library room, in the Academy Building at Rapenburg. André Bouwman • October 31, 2012
A two century-old eye-witness account from Katwijk 'Katwijk fishery-, mariner- and other words and locutions'. Guest author • October 26, 2012
