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Illuminated manuscripts
11000 unique illustrations from 400 illuminated manuscripts from the KB and the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum. Both for specialists and occasional visitors.
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Medieval Manuscripts
Selected highlights from the collections of Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts from the KB and Museum Meermanno. The themes gathered on these pages guide your browsing of the collections.
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The Alexander incunable
The KB acquired Die hystorie vanden grooten Coninck Alexander on 14 March 2009. The book is about Alexander the Great, the legendary commander who was very popular in the Middle Ages. Printed in 1477 by Gheraert Leeu in Gouda.
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Barren regions
On the occasion of the celebration of "Netherlands - Australia 1606 - 2006" the KB presents the complete digital facsimiles of five early Dutch books on the exploration of Australia.
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Beatrijs
Beatrijs is an undisputed highlight in the collection of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. To many Dutch people, this 'juwel in our spiritual literature' is the perfect example of a medieval text.
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Book of hours of Simon de Varie
This Book of Hours consists of three parts, two of which can be seen here.
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Book of hours Philips of Burgundy
The Book of Hours of Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy (1396-1467) is an absolute highlight from his extensive library.
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The Bout Psalter Hours
The manuscript is highly interesting not only for its textual content, but also for its visual contents - gorgeous full-page miniatures, painted initials, and sensitive and often humorous penwork..
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Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The most important written source for the history of the Hundred Years' War, and the text survives in over 150 manuscripts. The KB-manuscript shown here is among the most beautiful.
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Der naturen bloeme
Jacob van Maerlant's manuscript is an enumeration of peoples, animals, plants and minerals with countless illustrations.
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Trivulzio manuscript
This manuscript was once part of the famous collection of the princes of Trivulzio of Milan. As far as known, this is the most expensive private gift ever made to a cultural institution in the Netherlands.
Collections
Hundred Highlights
The most beautiful items from the KB collection were gathered in this publication from 1994. This web exhibition is based on that book.
Orange bitter, the Netherlands liberated!
The liberation of the Netherlands is cause for much rejoicing and happiness among many people. However, besides these happy emotions, sorrow, confusion and fear of reprisals also play an important role.
Style
The most special acquisitions during the directorate of Wim van Drimmelen brought together in this exhibition from November 2008.
Private press
Private press in the Netherlands, 1910-2010
The history of a century of private presses in the Netherlands: striving for the Ideal Book.
Chess
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Queen's move
The web exposition 'Queen’s move; women and chess through the ages' is based on the rich chess and draughts collection of the KB, one of the largest in the world.
Almanacs and calendars
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A matter of time
In December 2000 the KB organised the exhibition 'A matter of time: Almanacs and calendars from the KB'.
History
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The Memory of the Netherlands
This project is aims at digitising important sources of the Netherlands' cultural heritage. The website includes the following KB collections:
