386 search results for “middle eastern literary” in the Library website
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Jacobine MelisFaculty of Archaeology
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Irini SifogeorgakisFaculty of Archaeology
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Donation for digitisation of Leiden Hebrew manuscripts
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has received considerable funding from the National Library of Israel (NLI) and the Friedberg Jewish Manuscript Society (FJMS) for the digitisation of a collection of 166 Hebrew manuscripts. The digitised manuscripts will be made available to the public in the course…
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Documentary - Restoring the eleventh-century Arabic manuscript De Materia Medica
Water damage, old restorations and copper corrosion in some illustrations. De Materia Medica has been through a lot over the centuries. The manuscript dates from 1083 AD and is one of the oldest illustrated Arabic manuscripts in the world. Due to intensive use, De Materia Medica was no longer in good…
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Philosophy
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Philosophy
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Fifty years of teaching and research in Egypt: ‘Visit to Cairo a highlight for students’
The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Thousands of students and researchers from eight partner universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have been able to gain valuable experience in Egypt through the institute. Good reason for a celebrat…
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Public Lecture ‘The Role of the Humanities in an Information Age’ by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor
Leiden University Libraries invites you to the public lecture by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor. This lecture will be held on Thursday 21 November, from 16.00-17.00 in the Lipsius building, Room 0.19, Cleveringaplaats 1, Leiden. Afterwards, you can meet the new Visiting Scaliger Professor…
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs WittyFaculty of Humanities
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Luisella CaonFaculty of Humanities
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Otto BoeleFaculty of Humanities
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
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Peter VerstratenFaculty of Humanities
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Kitty ZijlmansFaculty of Humanities
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Accessing Special Collections
The Special Collections of Leiden University Libraries contain a world-renowned and vast collection of old prints, manuscripts, archives, prints, drawings and photography. Our collections are accessible to Leiden researchers and students, as well as external researchers and other interested parties.
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New Director of Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo wants to increase the institute’s visibility
Egyptologist Marleen De Meyer has been appointed the new Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC). Dr De Meyer has worked for the institute, which promotes Egyptian, Dutch and Flemish collaboration in the field of education and research, since 2016.
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Manuscript Facsimiles Collection
The Special Collections Reading Room houses a collection of 800+ facsimiles of Western manuscripts originating mostly from Medieval Europe. They enable students to consult a 3D version very close to the original manuscripts kept worldwide, especially those with contents or from cultural traditions that…
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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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Roberto ArcieroFaculty of Archaeology
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Abhimanyu ChettriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Miriam MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Ilan PeledFaculty of Humanities
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
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Searching scholarly information
Searching for relevant scholarly information can be a challenge. These tutorials can help you navigating the catalogue and other databases.
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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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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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Poetry’s Haunting: A Symposium on C.P. Cavafy
The Greek diasporic queer poet Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933) has been recognized as a central figure in world literature and literary modernism. On December 9th, a symposium around his work will take place at Leiden University Libraries. This will be combined with the launch of Maria Boletsi's book…
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Papyrus, roses and a sea cat: the Leiden Dioskurides
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Why Humanities? Frans-Willem Korsten about Literature & Law
Lecture
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Law
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for Law
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Joanita VroomFaculty of Archaeology
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UNESCO Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage
UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts as World Heritage. The manuscripts are inscribed in the global UNESCO Memory of the World Register. This list contains documentary heritage…
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Lieke BesFaculty of Archaeology
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Simon van der StratenFaculty of Archaeology
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Arturo García De LeónFaculty of Archaeology
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Martijn DefiletFaculty of Archaeology
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Rik LettanyFaculty of Archaeology
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Marike van AerdeFaculty of Archaeology
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Amadou AdamouFaculty of Humanities
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Mink van IJzendoornFaculty of Archaeology
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Carol van Driel-MurrayFaculty of Archaeology
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Marcel IJsselstijnFaculty of Archaeology
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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The importance of preserving documentary heritage: UNESCO Memory of the World register
One of the main functions of a University Library is the preservation of documentary heritage. Not just to facilitate research and education, but also because this heritage in many ways represents our collective memory. UNESCO has been registering special and often threatened documents in the international…