Martianus Capella’s De nuptiis: a late antique bestseller in the ninth century The interest in Martianus's text was at a peak in the ninth century. Many copies were made, and the text was enriched with a thick layer of annotations (glosses): notes in tiny letters in the margins and in between the lines. Guest author • May 21, 2010
Exhibition on the 400th anniversary of the invention of the telescope On 25 September 1608 Hans Lipperhey, an optician from Middelburg applied for a patent for a 'certain instrument to see far'. André Bouwman • March 12, 2010
The Historien van Hollant, alias the so-called Goudse kroniekje The manuscript is interesting not only because of interpolations pertaining to the city of Haarlem, but also because it represents an early version of the Historien van Hollant text printed by Gerard Leeu in 1478. Guest author • February 17, 2010
Huizinga and the historical sensation ‘I am too much in it, in history. ‘t Is no science for me, it is life itself’ Anton van der Lem • February 08, 2010
Walewein and the Floating Chessboard Walewein's initial quest for a wondrous floating chessboard can only be completed if he undertakes a second quest (for the Sword with Two Rings) and even a third (for princess Ysabele). André Bouwman • January 29, 2010
The ‘Confession de foy’ of the Walloon churches in the United Provinces of 1580 Drawn up by Guy de Brès this text intended to bring about a unity in the doctrine of faith among the protestants in the Walloon part of the southern provinces Guest author • September 14, 2009
Latin gospel book from the Franco-Saxon School Each gospel in the Leiden manuscript opens with two illuminated pages built up with decorative elements and letters. André Bouwman • August 19, 2009
Something from Everything An anonymous Dutchman 'reading with his pen'. The result: sixteen volumes with a total of more than 4,300 pages, written in a tiny but legible hand. André Bouwman • May 20, 2009
The Leiden Aratea Made at the court of Louis the Pious at Aachen, this codex bears witness of the great interest of the Carolingian emperors in classical antiquity André Bouwman • April 16, 2009
