Early Printed and Rare Books 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 • 22-01-2017
Early Printed and Rare Books · Exhibitions 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 • 08-12-2016
Early Printed and Rare Books 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 • 10-03-2016
Early Printed and Rare Books Erasmus’ New Testament edition of 1516 The new translation immediately met with great enthusiasm and vehement opposition. Guest author • 28-02-2016
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters · Early Printed and Rare Books Van Eeden visiting Busken Huet Friends at the dining table, rivals in literature dispute. Guest author • 18-01-2016
Early Printed and Rare Books Dried Flowers with a Story The therapeutic powers of all kinds of plants. Guest author • 07-01-2016
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters · Early Printed and Rare Books No Third of October Feast without its Programme! October 3rd merry chaos in Leiden. Anton van der Lem • 03-10-2015
Early Printed and Rare Books 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 • 23-05-2015
Early Printed and Rare Books 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 • 04-05-2015
