664 search results for “collective” in the Library website
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Prints
The collection of prints was started through a donation from the aristocrat Jean Theodore Royer, who bequeathed some 20,000 prints to the university in 1815. The collection has expanded through further donations and some major purchases. The nucleus consists of Dutch graphic art from 1500 until now.…
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Drawings
The collections of drawings consists of around 12,000 drawings of mostly Dutch origin, dating from 1500 until now. The collections is the result of some major purchases, such as the collections of Albertus Welcker (1957) and Adolphus Staring (1969). Almost every Dutch artist is represented with a single…
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Manuscripts, Archives and Letters: further information
A collection consists of items and parts that have been collected by one or more individuals or institutions not responsible for their formation. An archive has been created by one or more individuals or institutions.
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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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Papyrology
Leiden University owns an extensive collection of papyri. The Papyrological Institute is proprietor of most of this collection. A smaller amount of Papyri is part of the ULL collection. Apart from original papyri the Papyrological Institute offers an extensive collection of handbooks and secondary studies…
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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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Prints, Drawings and Portraits
The collection Prints, Drawings and Portraits comprises over 100,000 prints, 12,000 drawings and 30,000 portraits.
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Classics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Classics
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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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Library organisation
Leiden University has several library locations. These libraries are part of one organisation: Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The UBL includes the University Library, the Social and Behavioural Sciences Library, the Law Library, the Science Library, the Asian Library, the Middle Eastern Library, the African…
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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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Academic Historical Museum
Address Academic Historical Museum Academy Building Rapenburg 73 2311 GJ Leiden
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Middle Eastern Library
The Middle Eastern Library is located on the ground floor of the new Herta Mohr Building at Witte Singel.
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Support us
UBL's collection exists to a large extent thanks to donations and financial support from private donors and funds.
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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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Hanna StalenhoefSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Vincent WalstraSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Marieke van der Maden
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Constance MalySocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Pouria MirelmiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Alyssa Akkerman
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Anouk van Vliet
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Claire VergerioSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Valentina CarraroFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Gisela HirschmannSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Joop van Holsteijn
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Roos van der Haer
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Anahita ArianSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Adina Akbik
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Diana Davila Gordillo
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Christoph Niessen
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Christina Luise ToenshoffSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Josh RobisonSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Michael SampsonSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Nikoleta YordanovaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Maria Spirova
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Mateo Cohen
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Cynthia van Vonno
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Aleksandra Khokhlova
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Elina ZorinaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Frank de Zwart
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Tim MicklerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jan Aart ScholteSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Hans Oversloot
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Hilde van MeegdenburgSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Karolina PomorskaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Kathleen Brown
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
