https://www.uu.nl/en en Wed, 08 May 2024 13:48:02 +0200 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:07:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-utrecht-psalter-taken-out-of-the-safe-for-special-research Durham University researchers Prof. Andrew Beeby and Pprof. Richard Gameson have built two scanners that allow them to scan manuscripts under different light frequencies. 140124 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:07:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/a-utrecht-professor-speaks-out-against-slavery An article in the journal Pro Memorie describes Ackersdijck's battle against slavery. 137393 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:25:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/god-running-the-show-in-medieval-astrology Documentary maker Christianne Alvarado made the radio documentary ‘Sterrenbeelden’ about the history and constant popularity of astrology. 137038 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:03:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/precious-facsimile-for-the-special-collections The Special Collections have gained another fine reproduction. During a library workshop in late 2023, a facsimile of the Codex Manesse was handed over by the German firm Ziereis. 136534 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:12:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/tropical-insects-from-special-collections-play-a-part-in-metamorphosis Utrecht University Library has made a major contribution to the realisation of the documentary Metamorphosis, which is shown at the Amsterdam IDFA festival. 135453 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:13:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-university-library-signs-digital-heritage-network-manifesto De Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht ondertekent het Manifest Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed en sluit zich aan bij dit netwerk. 134848 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:56:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/historical-fortress-wall-discovered-in-mans-backyard-using-georeferenced-map-from-utrecht-university While deepening a pont in his garden, Erwin Jesterhoudt stumbled upon a piece of an old wall and discovered, using a digital historical map from Utrecht University, it was an 18th-century fortress wall. 134679 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:10:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/online-glossary-highlights-european-dimension-of-historical-popular-printing What is the difference between a journal and a gazette? And what is a hornbook? The new online Glossary of Early Modern Popular Print Genres offers answers. 134190 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:25:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/vernacular-books-and-their-readers-in-the-early-age-of-print-c-1450-1600 Vernacular Books and Their Readers, edited by Andrea van Leerdam et al., explores approaches to study European vernacular books and reading practices in the 15th-16th centuries. 134119 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:59:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/17th-century-long-term-correspondence-in-latin On Early Modern Letters Online a catalogue has been published of the correspondence between Elisabeth Hoofman and Theodorus van Almoleveen. 129124 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:13:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/blaeu-maps-and-plans-georeferenced Through crowdsourcing all maps and plans from Atlas maior and Toonneel der steden of the 17th-century Amsterdam publisher Blaeu were georeferenced. 128299 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:03:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-middle-ages-continue-to-surprise-this-digital-exhibition-shows The exhibition ‘The Surprising Middle Ages’ is a special gift to Bart Besamusca, who recently retired as a professor. 127216 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:16:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/discovery-of-a-unique-book-in-japanese-script-at-special-collections A coincidental find in an old university library catalogue led to the discovery of a unique copy of a confessionary in the Japanese language. 113652 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:37:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/collection-moll-to-be-seen-in-programme-jekels-jacht Science journalist Diederik Jekel visited our Special Collections to view a part of the private collection of Utrecht professor Gerrit Moll (1785-1838). 113591 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/draak-collection-donated-to-utrecht-university-library The archive collection of Maartje Draak, professor of Celtic, is donated to Utrecht University Library. 113435 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:44:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/notes-on-hegels-lectures-published The lecture notes of Jan Ackersdijck on Hegel's lectures have been transcribed and published by professor Yoshihiro Niji. 112836 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:47:00 +0100 Nieuws Uitsnede uit het dagboek van Ackersdijck van 5 april https://www.uu.nl/en/news/manuscript-fragments-on-website-fragmentarium Descriptions of manuscript fragments from Special Collections are published on the website Fragmentarium. 112819 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:44:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/inventory-made-of-all-manuscripts-by-buchelius Vrijwel alle 50 handschriften van Aernout van Buchell (Buchelius) (1565-1641) zijn nu gedigitaliseerd. 112001 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:28:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/award-for-bosatlas-series Uitgeverij Noordhoff received a design award for the complete series of Bosatlases. 111631 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:29:00 +0100 Nieuws Kaart zeestromen, 29e edities Bosatlas, 1924 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/des-coninx-summe-digitally-available The department of Special Collections of Utrecht University Library has again acquired a manuscript which is now digitally available: Des Coninx Summe. 111331 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:52:00 +0100 Nieuws