Early Printed and Rare Books The canon of the Netherlands as a Game of goose It must have been a passionate Dutchman who had the idea of shaping the history of the Netherlands like a Goose game. Anton van der Lem • 22-01-2017
Early Printed and Rare Books · Exhibitions A Leiden Utopia in Leuven The edition of Thomas More's Utopia printed in Hoorn 1630 aimed at protestant readers; ‘catholic’ elements were weakened or removed. Guest author • 08-12-2016
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters A Quarrel between the Mayors of Amsterdam and the Nuns of St Mary Magdalen ‘or we shall destroy your vaulted ditch under the street’. Guest author • 06-11-2016
Aristocratic and noble: stadtholder Frederik Hendrik Aristocratic noble face; intellectual eye and eyebrow; sensible and wise are his forehead and nose, but even more sensible and wise is his mouth. Jef Schaeps • 02-11-2016
Maps and Atlases A school map of the Relief of Leiden in 1574 The third of October, boats with white bread, herring and cheese relieved the people of Leiden. Anton van der Lem • 03-10-2016
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters ABC for the advanced: the trompe l'oeil booklet of Cryn van Zuyderhoudt Those who look closely will find many treasures in this book. Guest author • 23-08-2016
