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Prophets, Poets & Scholars
Exploring the Collections of the Middle Eastern Library at Leiden University
2024 || Hardcover || Arnoud Vrolijk e.a. || Leiden University Press
The year 2024 marks the opening of the new Middle Eastern Library of Leiden University, a purpose-built facility to serve the needs of all those who engage in the study of the Middle East and North Africa from the dawn of history to the present day. To celebrate the occasion, more than 40 authors from Leiden and beyond have contributed to this special volume on the library’s rich and multifaceted Oriental holdings.
Topics range from the Ancient Near East to the material and conservational ...
Autumntide of the Middle Ages
A study of forms of life and thought of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in France and the Low Countries
2024 || Paperback || Johan Huizinga || Leiden University Press
This new and now unabridged English translation of Huizinga’s Autumntide of the Middle Ages (Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen) celebrates the centenary of a book that still ranks as one of the most perceptive and influential analyses of the late medieval period. Its wide-ranging discussion of fourteenth and fifteenth century France and the Low Countries makes it a classic study of life, culture, and thought in medieval society.
The translation of the original text captures the impact of Huizing...