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The “Rijmbijbel” of Jacob van Maerlant
The luxurious “Rijmbijbel” from Brussels is the oldest known illustrated manuscript in Dutch that has been completely preserved. Meet an international masterpiece from the Middle Ages!
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The manuscript of Johannes de Altre: a varied collection of knowledge
Merel Swemle is studying Dutch language and culture at Leiden University. In this blog post, she takes a closer look at a curious book: the collection manuscript of Johannes de Altre.
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Livy between manuscript and printed book
The name Titus Livius (known in English as Livy) is a well-known one today. But how did the work of this Roman historian end up in the Library of the Burgundian Dukes?
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Events
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Workshop: writing with a quill & painting with pigments
30.09.2023 - 03.12.2023Combine your visit to the KBR museum in autumn with a workshop where you can paint and calligraphy like a medieval miniaturist or copyist.
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Workshop: writing with a quill & painting with pigments
01.10.2023 - 03.12.2023Combine your visit to the KBR museum in autumn with a workshop where you can paint and calligraphy like a medieval miniaturist or copyist.
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Workshop: writing with a quill & painting with pigments
21.10.2023 - 03.12.2023Combine your visit to the KBR museum in autumn with a workshop where you can paint and calligraphy like a medieval miniaturist or copyist.
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Copying is not a crime
On the contrary: before the invention of printing, there was no other means of reproducing a text.
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Brussels is in Burgundy
In the 15th century, present-day Belgium is part of the realm of the Dukes of Burgundy.
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Belgium has been hiding a treasure for 600 years
The library of the Dukes of Burgundy is one of the finest manuscript collections of its time.
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