Asian Special Collections Short Notes and Scribbles in Malay Manuscripts Seemingly insignificant scribbles such as notes or writing exercises in the margins or on the flyleaves of manuscripts, may reveal information that is not found elsewhere. Guest author • 10-09-2013
Asian Special Collections A world treasure of great weight: the charter of King Rājendra Chola I 30 kgs copper 11th century charter Guest author • 08-03-2013
Early Printed and Rare Books 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 • 01-02-2013
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters A two century-old eye-witness account from Katwijk 'Katwijk fishery-, mariner- and other words and locutions'. Guest author • 26-10-2012
Asian Special Collections A Dutch-Chinese dictionary in manuscript from Batavia On an early dictionary with contemporary Mandarin pronunciation. Guest author • 14-09-2012
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters Lectures disturbed by students Harsh confrontations among students Guest author • 24-08-2012
Prints, Drawings and Portraits · Asian Special Collections Prince Diponegoro: hero or rebel? Javanese mystic and pious Muslim, the prince from Yogyakarta saw himself as the leader of a ‘holy war’ against the Dutch. Guest author • 03-04-2012
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters Love and kinship bound together Book of friends with written contributions by Adolphus Vorstius, Scaliger, Erpenius and Heinsius + illustrations by Abraham Bloemaert and Paulus Moreelse. Guest author • 16-02-2012
Early Printed and Rare Books A Picture of a 1721 PhD Ceremony at Leiden University More than 27,000 theses were defended at Leiden University Guest author • 27-01-2012
