379 search results for “life medieval” in the Library website
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Tycho de GraafFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Karsten LambersFaculty of Archaeology
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
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Esther van GinnekenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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New in the collections: correspondence of Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska
Slavicist, translator and publisher Pim van Sambeek recently donated his correspondence with Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). Most letters were written in 1982-1983 before the first publication of a collection of Szymborska’s poetry in Dutch, translated by…
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Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives
Overview of databases, reference works and websites in western languages for research in Comparative Philosophy
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Jason LaffoonFaculty of Archaeology
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Record number of applications for fellowships at Scaliger Institute
This year the Scaliger Institute received a record number of applications from domestic and foreign submitters for a fellowship to consult and research material in the Special Collections of the University Libraries. With the financial support of a number of companies and private foundations, the UBL…
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Nadia GarnefskiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Annelou van GijnFaculty of Archaeology
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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Remko OffringaFaculty of Science
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Vivian Kraaij
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maarten JansenFaculty of Archaeology
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Introduction to Digital Humanities
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Ionica SmeetsFaculty of Science
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Annemarie SamuelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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Discovery of unknown translation of René Descartes’ 'L’homme' in Leiden Bibliotheca Thysiana
From time to time, manuscripts that have remained hidden for centuries turn up in library collections and archives. In the archives of the 17th-century Bibliotheca Thysiana at the Rapenburg in Leiden, kept in the Leiden University Library, Rotterdam researcher Erik-Jan Bos discovered a hitherto unknown…
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Philip SpinhovenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gilles van WezelFaculty of Science
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Reading list – Culinary culture and tasty tales
Are we going vegetarian this year? Shall we keep the dessert the same? Where do I find inspiration for a festive meal during the holidays? For readers who like to postpone these questions, for those who like to tell a good story with their culinary contribution, or for those who simply want to know…
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Inflation - a reading list
In 2022, every euro in the Netherlands lost about 10% of its value, price increases comparable to the stagflation period of the 1970s. In the same year, the value of the Argentine peso halved, while prices in China only rose by 2%. How well do we understand the economic mechanisms behind inflation?…
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Ancient Near East Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Ancient Near East Studies. Last update: October 2020