Early Printed and Rare Books The Library of Menno ter Braak Personal annotations from Menno ter Braak, the Dutch writer who warned against National Socialism. Anton van der Lem • 31-12-2014
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters · Photography Mementoes of Hans Christian Andersen In 1866 Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) sent a photograph of himself to the writer Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812–1886). On the back he wrote: ‘a memento of H.C. Andersen’. Mart van Duijn • 07-11-2014
Asian Special Collections Route Map for an Imperial Inspection Tour to South China, 1784 No second copies of these maps are known to exist. Guest author • 24-10-2014
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters · Asian Special Collections A Piano on Java Pen drawings in a manuscript copy of the story 'Sarina. A Javanese woman' show a piano. But what is a piano doing on Java? Mart van Duijn • 21-09-2014
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters Book burning in Louvain, 1914 Louvain was destroyed by German troops at the end of August. More than 200 civilians were shot, and a thousand manuscripts, eight hundred incunables and 300,000 books went up in flames. André Bouwman • 29-08-2014
Manuscripts, Archives and Letters Liquidation of a ‘Reading Museum’ in Leiden A recently discovered circular letter from 1826, sent by the Leiden professor of Theology Johannes Clarisse to the ‘gentlemen members of the now extinct ‘Reading Museum’ at Leiden, testifies to the end of one of the city’s first reading societies. Mart van Duijn • 05-08-2014
