Something from Everything An anonymous Dutchman 'reading with his pen'. The result: sixteen volumes with a total of more than 4,300 pages, written in a tiny but legible hand. André Bouwman • May 20, 2009
Gallery of Fashion and Taste 'We do not fear to reveal our Gallery of Fashion and Taste to the eye of the nation...' Guest author • May 07, 2009
The Leiden Aratea Made at the court of Louis the Pious at Aachen, this codex bears witness of the great interest of the Carolingian emperors in classical antiquity André Bouwman • April 16, 2009
9 april 1609: True picture of the gentlemen ambassadors and deputies to the Truce After forty years the Republic of the United Provinces agreed with the Royal Provinces (Northern and Southern Netherlands, respectively) to lay down arms for a period of twelve years. Anton van der Lem • April 09, 2009
The oldest printed curriculum of Leiden University (1592) The aim of this lectures timetable was to discourage the absence of professors and students and to make a good impression on the world with the Leiden scholarship. Guest author • March 24, 2009
A dialogue between two birds Hans Waanders has had a lifelong fascination for the kingfisher and made the little bird into the epicentre of his artistic activities. Jef Schaeps • February 25, 2009
Two men of science ‘meet’ The scholar Josephus Justus Scaliger was greatly admired for his astronomical knowledge. In 1598 the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe sent him a manuscript with his own portrait and ample praise. Kasper van Ommen • January 20, 2009
