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
A book of poetry by M. Vasalis, illustrated by Cees Bantzinger Bantzinger with his erotic depiction presents his own interpretation of the poem. Anton van der Lem • June 22, 2012
