Asian Special Collections To steal a book A unique collection of Chinese underground poetry attracts all kind of visitors... Guest author • 04-10-2018
Photography A professional Dutch wide-angle stereo camera (1902), designed by Major General Van Albada The first Dutch stereographic camera was designed and manufactured by a Major General of the Dutch army, L.E.W. (Lieuwe) van Albada (1868-1955). It appeared on the professional market in 1902. Maartje van den Heuvel + 1 other • 10-07-2018
Exhibitions · Asian Special Collections Reading a Korean edition of the Diamond Sutra On view in the National Museum of Ethnology a very special 1578 copy of the Diamond Sutra. Guest author • 31-05-2018
Maps and Atlases Paper 'Campanilismo' on Blaeu's Map of Bologna A conspicuous piece of paper tells a great story. Guest author • 17-04-2018
Early Printed and Rare Books Pop-up Book Studying the world – and the sun – right from your couch. Guest author • 10-04-2018
Asian Special Collections The making of Voyage of Discovery Alexander Reeuwijk on Voyage of Discovery: Exploring the Collections of the Asian Library at Leiden University Guest author • 26-02-2018
Asian Special Collections · Maps and Atlases A disastrous fortification Walls of the settlement at Bimilipatnam collapsed due to disastrous construction. VOC authorities were furious. Guest author • 23-01-2018
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters A Frisket Sheet for Printing Text in Red Ink A beautiful parchment manuscript was cut up and used for its strength, twice. Guest author • 14-11-2017
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters Observations about the Katwijk dialect from 1879 Bolland recognized the relationship between the Katwijk dialect and Old English. Guest author • 26-07-2017
