500 search results for “manuscripts studies” in the Library website
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Sarah Wolff
Faculty of Humanities
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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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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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Chinese Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies
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International Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in International Studies
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Jean-Pierre van der Rest
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jacqueline Hylkema
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen
Faculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-Paul
Faculty of Humanities
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Mirjam de Baar
Faculty of Humanities
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Lukas Milevski
Faculty of Humanities
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Ahab Bdaiwi
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Ancient Near East Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Ancient Near East Studies. Last update: October 2020
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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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Yasco Horsman
Faculty of Humanities
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Katarzyna Cwiertka
Faculty of Humanities
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Ton Anbeek van der Meyden
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Asian Special Collections
The Asian special collections comprise tens of thousands of rare books, thousands of manuscripts, maps, prints, drawings and photographs, and hundreds of archives.
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Summer School: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World
Summer School
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UNESCO World Heritage
The UBL holds five sets of manuscripts recognised by UNESCO as documents of universal value and exceptional significance to the world. They are included in UNESCO's International World Heritage list of documents (Memory of the World Register).
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Judith Naeff
Faculty of Humanities
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Sara Polak
Faculty of Humanities
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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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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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Japan Studies: Gender and Women's Studies
Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Gender and Women’s studies of Japan
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Jian Wang
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bianca Angelien Claveria
Faculty of Humanities
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Matthew Frear
Faculty of Humanities
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Study areas
The libraries offer over 2300 study places. Some are freely available, some are available to Leiden University students only.
- Literary Studies
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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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Italian Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Italian Language and Culture
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Religious Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in religious studies.
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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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Stefan Landsberger
Faculty of Humanities
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Fransiskus Widiyarso
Faculty of Humanities
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Rishika Dhumal
Faculteit Archeologie
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Alies Jansen
Faculty of Humanities
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Surya Suryadi
Faculty of Humanities
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Limin Teh
Faculty of Humanities
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Security Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Security Studies
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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Dutch studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Dutch language and culture.
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Korean Studies: General Subject Guide
This Subject Guide is designed to support students of Korean studies at Leiden University in their research process. For every step of the research process, this guide introduces a number of tips and recommended resources. You can find several sub-guides and contacts in the 'quick links' in the tab…
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Donate
Your support enables the UBL to continue fulfilling its role for the Leiden University community. You can make a one-off donation or make donations on a periodical basis. Gifts can made for the library as a whole, or for a designated project, the purchase of a subject collection or the…
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Japanese and Korean Special Collections
The special collections from Japan and Korea are located at the central library building at Witte Singel, where it forms a part of the Asian Library.
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Liesbeth Minnaard
Faculty of Humanities
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Group study rooms
The libraries offer several group study rooms, for use by Leiden University students. Rooms need to be reserved in advance, using the university's study places booking system.