217 search results for “printing” 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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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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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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Scan, copy and print
Scanners, copiers and printers can be found throughout the Leiden University Libraries' locations.
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Early Printed and Rare Books
What we now call ‘early printed books’ used to be ‘modern’ works in former centuries.
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How do I scan, print or copy at my library?
Would you rather read your article on paper or do you need a scan of a book? Check how it's done.
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From Underground to Overground, from Print to Digital: A Symposium on Unofficial Poetry from China
Symposium
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Old printed works and special editions in Digital Collections
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made approximately 2300 old printed books and special editions available online through Digital Collections. With this, a small but important part of one of the oldest and most important collections of printed works in the Netherlands is now digitally available…
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Digitised drawings and prints now available in Digital Collections
Leiden University Library (UBL) has made more than 20,000 digitised drawings and prints available via Digital Collections. This means that the core of Leiden University’s collection of European ‘art on paper’, which ranks fourth in the Netherlands in terms of size and importance, is now available in…
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Alexis Maldonado Ruiz
Faculteit Archeologie
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‘When I'm in the Hortus, it feels like I'm walking through the print’
Four prints, ten years of research. Not that she got bored of them, on the contrary. Corrie van Maris, who receives her PhD this week, has always remained fascinated by her 17th-century series, for which she feels so much love. ‘I kept seeing different, new things.’
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Donation of early twentieth-century glass negatives and prints from the Arabian Peninsula
On Thursday 11 November, Jan Jaap Hooft and Marjon Hooft donated a special collection of glass negatives and photographic prints from the Arabian Peninsula to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The collection is part of the estate of their grandfather Jan Albert Hooft (1883-1972). Hooft held a position…
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From Underground to Overground, from Print to Digital: A Symposium on Unofficial Poetry from China
Leiden University Libraries holds an internationally unique collection of unofficial poetry from China. Produced outside the System over the last fifty years or so, this poetry is hugely influential yet hard to find beyond the informal networks through which it travels. To address this paradox, the…
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Digitised manuscripts, old prints, photos and maps of Southeast Asia available in Digital Collections
Part of the Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) collections on Southeast Asia is now available in digital form for research, educational purposes and the general public. The collections consist of manuscripts, old prints, photos and maps of Southeast Asia, which have been made available via Digital Collections.…
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Leiden University Libraries to contribute 55,000 old printed books to online library Google
Starting in September, 55,000 books from the Leiden University Libraries will be digitized. This marks Leiden University’s contribution to the successful partnership between the National Library of the Netherlands (KB) and Google.
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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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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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Portraits
Leiden University owns extensive collections of portraits. These include around a hundred painted portraits of scholars, librarians and professors and around 30,000 prints of scholars, politicians, rulers, artists, writers and other persons of fame. A smaller partial collection is that of writers, belonging…
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Hebrew, Semitic and Armenian Special Collections
The Library of Leiden University holds c. 550 manuscripts and an extensive collection of rare printed books in Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, the languages of Ethiopia, South Arabic, Coptic and Armenian, as well as a collection of rare books on the Jewish World.
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Middle Eastern Special Collections
The Middle Eastern Special Collections form the nucleus of the entire range of Oriental heritage collections of Leiden University Libraries.
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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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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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Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives
Overview of databases, reference works and websites in western languages for research in Comparative 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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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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Acquisition requests
Need a book or journal the library doesn’t own?
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South Asian and Tibetan Special Collections
The South Asian and Tibetan special collections provide material pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, art and material cultures of the region. The focus lies on Sanskrit, Tibetan, Lepcha, and Buddhism, but the collections also hold rich visual material for educational and academic purposes…
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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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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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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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E-Books
The library provides access to a large collection of e-books. Below you can find answers to the most relevant questions on how to find and successfully access these e-books.
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Purchased with support from the Friends
As a Friend, you contribute to the acquisition, digitisation and restoration of important objects.
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Finding and requesting materials
Library staff will select, acquire, catalogue and manage materials to support teaching, learning and research at Leiden University. We aim to have all required study literature available online or in print at the beginning of the semester. Do you think that some titles are missing? Contact your…
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Cultural Anthropology
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Cultural Anthropology
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Contact
Our information specialists are ready to answer your questions on how to use Leiden University Libraries' (UBL) services or how to search for information.
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Get Started
A flying start to your studies at the library!
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Linguistics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Linguistics
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English Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in English language and culture.
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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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Submitting your PhD dissertation
Practical information on submitting your dissertation
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Liselore Tissen
Faculty of Humanities
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LU-Card
If you want to use our library services, it's important that you have an activated LU-Card.
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How to use Digital Collections
Digital Collections contains over 500,000 digitized primary sources, reference works and digital born materials held by Leiden University Libraries. In this repository you will find digital facsimiles of prints, drawings, photographs, maps and archival documents; digital facsimiles of manuscript books…
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De Boekenwereld
De Boekenwereld is a Dutch language journal on the history of the book and prints. The journal is published by Amsterdam University Press in collaboration with the Royal Library, Allard Pierson|Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University Libraries. Each partner is responsible…
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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.
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Photography
The number of historical and contemporary photographs of Leiden University approaches a half million.
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Find Journal Articles
The UBL provides access to an endless collection printed and online journal articles
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Subject Librarians and Medical Information Specialists
UBL has assigned a Subject Librarian or Medical Information Specialist to each department and program who provides in-depth assistance for researchers and teachers
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Philosophy
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Philosophy