78 search results for “medieval 20studies” in the Library website
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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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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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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2712
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2718
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Egbert BosFaculty of Humanities
e.p.bos@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2029
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Medieval manuscripts made available in Europeana
Over 600 manuscripts and early prints have been made digitally available by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) via the Europeana platform. In the project 'The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages’ (ARMA), seven European heritage institutions added 30,000 digitised medieval items to Europeana’s database…
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Medieval manuscripts available in Digital Collections
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made more than five hundred medieval handwritten text sources available online via Digital Collections. This makes a third of her collection of Western medieval manuscripts – one of the largest and the most important in the Netherlands – available in high resolution…
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X-ray technique reveals hidden medieval pages
Researchers from Leiden and Delft have found a way to look inside early-modern bookbindings. An x-ray technique has allowed them to search for remains of medieval manuscripts hidden inside the bindings.
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Online access to medieval manuscripts improved
Do you frequently search the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) for western medieval manuscripts? Then you must have noticed important changes lately. Some 1800 summary catalogue records in Dutch were replaced by more elaborate descriptions in English. Furthermore, the catalogue interface…
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Antoinette HuijbersFaculteit Archeologie
a.m.j.h.huijbers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2158
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Dusan MaczekFaculteit Archeologie
d.maczek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
h.l.janssen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2682
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Antheun JanseFaculty of Humanities
a.janse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2564
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Rachel SchatsFaculteit Archeologie
r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1925
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Jeroen OosterbaanFaculteit Archeologie
j.oosterbaan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jacobine MelisFaculteit Archeologie
j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roos van OostenFaculteit Archeologie
r.m.r.van.oosten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2448
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Frans TheuwsFaculteit Archeologie
f.c.w.j.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Erik Kwakkel confesses his love of Medieval books
As Scaliger professor, Erik Kwakkel is responsible for the academic context of the complete Special Collections of the Leiden University Library. His inaugural lecture on 15 May will focus mainly on the section closest to his heart: Medieval books.
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Digitized post-medieval western manuscript and archives collection now available in Digital Collections
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has digitized more than a thousand individual manuscripts and several complete archives from the post-medieval western manuscript and archives collection and made them available online through Digital Collections. With this, some of the most important archives and masterpieces…
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Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2733
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Julia SzirmaiFaculty of Humanities
j.c.szirmai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jip BarreveldFaculteit Archeologie
j.barreveld@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
a.asghari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2031
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Maia CasnaFaculteit Archeologie
m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
r.m.m.peeters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2699
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
i.odaly@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2155
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Weishuo LiFaculteit Archeologie
w.li@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mette LangbroekFaculteit Archeologie
m.b.langbroek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nina JaspersFaculteit Archeologie
n.l.jaspers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Letty ten HarkelFaculteit Archeologie
a.t.ten.harkel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
a.bdaiwi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1639
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Teaching with Special Collections
There are several excellent options for teachers and researchers to engage students and other audiences with primary sources. Either by requesting items from the Special Collections for use during lectures or by integrating our educational resources into your lesson plans.
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
o.van.marion@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2128
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The Commentary on the Remarks and Admonitions of Ibn Sina by the Shi’i Polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Or.95 in the Leiden University Library
Lecture, Studium Generale
- Manuscripts, Archives and Letters outside Leiden
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Collections
The special collections of Leiden University Libraries offer access to worldwide known valuable, rare, and unique materials. The collections are actively complemented and made accessible for research and education.
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1611
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History of Science
Overview of databases, reference works and website for research in the History of Science
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Philosophy
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Philosophy
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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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Collections
The UBL develop collections which support the needs of faculty and students of the University.
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Leiden Papyri and the Economic History of the Early Medieval Islamic World
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Research suggestions
The research suggestions below may be suitable for a bachelor's or master's thesis or can be used as additional source material in ongoing research.
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History
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for historical research
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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.