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(Un)chained Knowledge
In the mid-15th century, at the time when Dieric Bouts (ca. 1410-1475) settled in Leuven as a town painter, access to scientific knowledge was very…
Luc Dequeker's archaeological collection
The private archaeological collection of late professor and biblical scholar Luc Dequeker (1931-2021) consists of 33 pieces spanning from around…
Ex Cathedra
The collection of lecture notes of KU Leuven Libraries contains more than 200 volumes at the moment. The majority of the manuscripts belongs to…
To the Edge of Time
The exhibition 'To the Edge of Time' draws on a combined art and science narrative to explore the groundbreaking scientific research of Professor…
Peregrinatio in terram sanctam
In the spring of 1483 a group of travellers left Mainz on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Canon Bernhard von Breydenbach and his companions travelled from…
John Dryden: Writer of the Restoration
John Dryden (1631-1700) was one of the most important writers during the Restoration. In this exhibition, a short biography of the author can be…
Three 19th century fairy tales and their success today
Three 19th century fairy tales were published in one book. Two of these fairy tales are still immensely popular, the third one is not. How is this…
Vitruvius, breeding ground for Renaissance architecture
The rise of the city-state in medieval Italy produced a new class of "humanists". They were skilled in Latin, philology, grammar and rhetoric and read…
Old University of Leuven
Old University of Leuven (Louvain): this name refers to Louvain University from its foundation in 1425 until its closure by the French government in…
From Louvain to Breda: A unique course book from a sixteenth-century Latin school
In the spring of 2020, KU Leuven Libraries succeeded in acquiring from a Cologne antique dealer a precious sixteenth-century book (currently Special…
Book Edges. Blanc, Inscribed, Gilded and Coloured
Very early in Western book production, decoration and informationwas applied to the edges of books. Through history the appearance and decoration of…
In Readers' Hands: Traces of Use in Early Modern Bibles from the Maurits Sabbe Library
In the past, the thriving role of the printing press during the second half of the fifteenth and first half of the sixteenth century has been…
500 years Collegium Trilingue
Erasmus’ Dream, Collegium Trilingue In 2017, KU Leuven celebrated the 500thanniversary of the foundation of the Collegium Trilingue with the…
Noble living. The castle in Heverlee, from Croÿ to Arenberg
This online exhibition, part of theArenberg Festival, tells the story of Arenberg Castle, its network of lords, and noble living in the Low Countries…
L'immédiate
During spring 2018, students of KU Leuven’s Cultural Studies Masters programme organised an exhibition on the artistic and literary…
Principles and particulars. Herman Teirlinck - book designer
Herman Teirlinck (1879-1967) was an important Flemish author of novels, short stories, and plays. In 1946, he founded the Studio of the National…
Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus (146x-1536) was a priest, theologian, humanist, professor and writer. In his books he usually gave his opinion on society and often…
Conservation of Medieval Manuscripts
Conservation of Medieval Manuscripts from the collection of the Maurits Sabbe Library-KU Leuven 26 June – 4 October 2019, Charles Debériotstraat…
Hildegard of Bingen in the Low Countries
The Dendermonde Codex The focus exhibition at the Maurits Sabbe Library (KU Leuven Libraries), from 30 May until 22 August 2018, presented the…
Luther@Leuven
On October 31st 2017 we commemorated the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's posting his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle church of…