82 search results for “nineteenth centre” in the Library website
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Dick van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Centre for Digital Scholarship
The Centre for Digital Scholarship (CDS) supports Open Science by providing information, consultancy, and training on the following topics.
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Leiden Knowledge Centre for Photography
Leiden is a knowledge hub, unique in its kind in the Netherlands, for academics, professionals, students and all other people who are specialized or interested in photography. The city and university offer:
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Save the date: Centre for Digital Scholarship Summer Training Week 2026
Workshops, lectures
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Kebadu GebremariamFaculty of Humanities
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Marie Louise KroghFaculty of Humanities
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Ilse MarkensteijnFaculty of Science
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Bastiaan HoornemanFaculty of Humanities
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Henk BlezerFaculty of Humanities
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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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Marco VerschoorSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Thomas WellsFaculty of Humanities
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Photographica
Uniquely within the Netherlands, Leiden University Library also collects objects to document the technical development of photography. Hundreds of historical cameras are part of the colletion, as well as darkroom and finishing equipment (light meters, developing trays, color filters, drying racks, etcetera),…
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South Asian and Tibetan Special Collections
The South Asian and Tibetan special collections provide material pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, art and material cultures of the region. The focus lies on Sanskrit, Tibetan, Lepcha, and Buddhism, but the collections also hold rich visual material for educational and academic purposes…
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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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Centre for Digital Scholarship for Leiden researchers
The Centre for Digital Scholarship of Leiden University Libraries Leiden collaborates with Leiden researchers, faculties, national and international colleagues and centres of expertise to facilitate and support Digital Scholarship – data management, Open Access and answering research queries – using…
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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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Matthew LongoSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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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Islamic World Special Collections
The main focus of the Islamic World Special Collections is on the Middle East and North Africa, with smaller holdings from Indonesia, the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia as far as Xinjiang, China.
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Rachel FletcherFaculty of Humanities
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Purchased with support from the Friends
As a Friend, you contribute to the acquisition, digitisation and restoration of important objects.
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter KalfFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
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New ‘university centre’ to be created in former Hudson’s Bay building in downtown The Hague
Leiden University, together with the Open University and Universities of the Netherlands, will take up residence in the Spui building at Grote Marktstraat 48-50/Spui 3 in downtown The Hague from 2025. The partners signed the leases on 7 November.
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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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Rebecca PloofSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Tom Theuns
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Douglas BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Jelena BelicSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Hebrew, Semitic and Armenian Special Collections
The Library of Leiden University holds c. 550 manuscripts and an extensive collection of rare printed books in Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, the languages of Ethiopia, South Arabic, Coptic and Armenian, as well as a collection of rare books on the Jewish World.
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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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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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Asian Special Collections
The Asian special collections comprise tens of thousands of rare books, thousands of manuscripts, maps, prints, drawings and photographs, and hundreds of archives.
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Andrei PoamaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Suzanne KlareFaculty of Humanities
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Sander StolkFaculty of Humanities
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Lucas GahrmannFaculty of Humanities
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Digitised manuscripts, old prints, photos and maps of Southeast Asia available in Digital Collections
Part of the Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) collections on Southeast Asia is now available in digital form for research, educational purposes and the general public. The collections consist of manuscripts, old prints, photos and maps of Southeast Asia, which have been made available via Digital Collections.…
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Herman SiemensFaculty of Humanities
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Sine BagaturFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibition photographic oeuvre of world traveller Alexine Tinne
In collaboration with the The Hague Historical Museum and photographer Dagmar van Weeghel, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is the first to present a retrospective exhibition of the photographic oeuvre of Alexine Tinne (1835 – 1869). New research into her life and work is the reason for a reappraisal…
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Eamon AloyoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Southeast Asian Special Collections
The Southeast Asian Special Collections contain text and audiovisual materials pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, religions, literatures, and (material) art of the region. The focus lies on the Malay world, in particular on the Nederlands-Indies/Indonesia. Apart from books and periodicals…
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Experience the Japan collections
Old maps, beautifully coloured drawings, early photographs, rare books, and even a genuine love letter. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) holds an important and diverse Japan collection. From January through December 2026, we will organize various public activities around the Japan collections.
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Josette DaemenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections
On Thursday, May 16, Leiden University Libraries is organizing a workshop on early photography of the Middle East. In the workshop, curator Maartje van den Heuvel shows photos of three adventurous Dutch nineteenth-century travel and photography pioneers. They created beautiful photos and photo albums…
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities