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
The Siege of Groenlo One contemporary handdrawn map of the siege has survived. Martijn Storms • October 19, 2012
A Dutch-Chinese dictionary in manuscript from Batavia On an early dictionary with contemporary Mandarin pronunciation. Guest author • September 14, 2012