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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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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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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On the contrary: before the invention of printing, there was no other means of reproducing a text.
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Grinning monkeys, bawdy scenes, the strangest androgynous creatures … Medieval books are full of fantasy and humor.
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In the 15th century, present-day Belgium is part of the realm of the Dukes of Burgundy.
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