199 search results for “constructie heritage” in the Library website
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Jelle WoutersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simay CetinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sam de RuiterFaculty of Archaeology
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
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Photography
The number of historical and contemporary photographs of Leiden University approaches a half million.
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Maps and Atlases
The collection of maps and atlases consists of approximately 100,000 map sheets (including c. 3,000 manuscript maps), 3,500 atlases and 25,000 topographical prints and drawings.
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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Radhika GuptaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Anna NotsuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
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Roeland EmausFaculty of Archaeology
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Maaike de WaalFaculty of Archaeology
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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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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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Connect & Share: How open can location data be?
Webinar with Q&A
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculty of Archaeology
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Arjan LouwenFaculty of Archaeology
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Willem van WijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joanne MolFaculty of Archaeology
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Yasmin Saghafi AmeriFaculty of Humanities
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Marieke BloembergenFaculty of Humanities
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Quentin BourgeoisFaculty of Archaeology
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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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Cartographic Collections
In addition to the Bodel Nijenhuis Collection, the map collections of the former library of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the map collection of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), the collection of Maps and Atlases includes several smaller sub…
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Martina Revello LamiFaculty of Archaeology
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way
Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study of the history of the deaf community in the Netherlands and the other is of a condition that causes people to lose their way.
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Collection of anatomical drawings available in Europeana
Almost 4400 anatomical drawings from the collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) are now available through Europeana. The collection shows medical art on paper from the early eighteenth century to the present day. Most of the drawings were created in or around the Leiden University Medical…
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Wouter Verschoof-van der VaartFaculty of Archaeology
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Arthur Crucq
Faculty of Humanities
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Alex BrandsenFaculty of Archaeology
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Richard JansenFaculty of Archaeology
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Laura Berdikhojayeva
Faculty of Humanities
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Sebastian Fajardo BernalFaculty of Science
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Maikel KuijpersFaculty of Archaeology
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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New interface for Catalogue
The interface of the Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Catalogue has been updated. Thanks to a fresh and modern design, users have a better experience when consulting the collections.
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Who is the rightful owner of colonial art?
Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the debate on art and collectors’ items from a loaded past. Inaugural speech on 2 December.
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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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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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Online exhibition – Yemen through the Dutch lens
Northern Yemen; a highland region often in the news as the center of the Houthi regime, has a political, social, and intellectual history spanning more than a millennium. This exhibition showcases some of the findings of the Early Modern State Development in Yemen project, based at Leiden University,…
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Symposium Rediscovered: new technologies on historical artifacts
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) would like to invite you for the symposium Rediscovered: new technologies on historical artifacts on Friday 16 November, from 10.00-18.00. The symposium will be held in the Vossius room of the UBL at Witte Singel 27.
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Louis VerrethFaculty of Humanities
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Karsten LambersFaculty of Archaeology
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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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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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Palestine and Israel
This subject guide is a work in progress, aimed to provide access to relevant academic works and online resources on Palestine and Israel, as well as, documentaries, films, and literature to familiarize yourself with the complexities of the conflict.