66 search results for “nederlandse maritime geschiedenis” in the Library website
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Femme GaastraFaculty of Humanities
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Anita van DisselFaculty of Humanities
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Eileen van der BurghFaculty of Humanities
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Georgios DikaiosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
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Mamadou HébiéFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Letters
According to a rough estimate the western manuscripts collections and (private) archives contain some 500,000 letters, of which over 300,000 are catalogued. The letters kept in the University archives are not catalogued; the same holds for most letters kept in the oriental collections. They can be found…
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Sources of Leiden University’s History
The archives created by Leiden University and the private archives of Leiden professors are an invaluable source for the history of the university and its functioning. The main sources have been edited (nearly always in Dutch). In addition, several studies have been published, describing the development…
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Portraits
Leiden University owns extensive collections of portraits. These include around a hundred painted portraits of scholars, librarians and professors and around 30,000 prints of scholars, politicians, rulers, artists, writers and other persons of fame. A smaller partial collection is that of writers, belonging…
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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Searching Dutch articles
Tips on how to search for Dutch articles or articles published in the Netherlands.
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Jaap de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Dutch studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Dutch language and culture.
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Early Printed Books
In the course of over four centuries the book collections have been greatly enlarged thanks to the bequests and grants or the purchases from the propriety of scholars or private collectors. Sometimes it concerned collections with thousands of early printed books, such as the purchase of the library…
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Rare Books
Some books have particular features such as design, unique illustrations and descriptive annotations. These features can be of interest for specific research.
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Leiden European City of Science
In 2022, Leiden was European City of Science. During this year, Leiden presented a public programme brimming with science, knowledge, arts, and skills for anyone with a curious mind. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organised an extensive programme of activities on the theme of Leiden European City…
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Photographs
The photographs collection of Leiden University Librarie (UBL) contains specimens of almost all photographic processes from the history of the medium, rare objects and artistic highlights. Together, they shed light on the history of photography as a technique, a means of scientific, historic and personal…
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Post-medieval Manuscripts and Private Archives
The domain of the post-medieval manuscripts and private archives covers the period from about 1550 to the present. A clear distinction with the medieval manuscripts, however, is difficult to make. There are many undated manuscripts and it is often difficult to date them even within a decade or a quarter…
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Manuscripts, Archives and Letters
The Western manuscript, archival and letter collections consist of books and documents written in Latin, Greek and Cyrillic script.
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Scaliger Institute
The Scaliger Institute facilitates research in Special Collections by initialising projects, organising symposia, publishing research results and fellowships.
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Bart van der SteenLeiden University Libraries
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Prior Fellows
Overview of the Scaliger, Brill, Elsevier, Van de Sande, Juynboll, Drewes, Isaac Alfred Ailion, Arminius, Van Gulik and Lingling Wiyadharma Fellows who have conducted research in the Special Collections of the University Library.
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Medieval Manuscripts
With its more than 1400 bindings and over a thousand fragments Leiden’s collection of medieval manuscripts (up to ca. 1550) is the largest in the Netherlands.
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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Searching for book reviews
Book reviews give you a quick overview of the main arguments, quality and structure of a book.
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Sarah de Lange
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arco TimmermansFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs VosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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English Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in English language and culture.
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French Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in French language and culture.
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Gijs DreijerFaculty of Humanities
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Philosophy
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Philosophy
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Italian Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Italian Language and Culture
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Constant HijzenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Art & Art History
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Art & Art History
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‘De Bijzondere Band’ – An exhibition of Dutch Art Nouveau book bindings
‘Huis van het Boek/Museum Meermanno in The Hague exhibits book bindings by leading Dutch Art-Nouveau artists from the period 1890-1910. The exhibition will be open from March 22 to June 23 2019. The title of the exhibition is De Bijzondere Band: Art Nouveau-boeken van Dijsselhof, Lion Cachet en Nieu…
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Edwin BakkerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Daan WeggemansFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Announcement of Scaliger Institute Research Fellowship Winners
With support of several publishers and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Scaliger Institute welcome around 15 to 20 Fellows and guests per year to consult and research materials from our Special Collections. The Scaliger Institute received applications this year from domestic…