An extensive database of biographical data on architects, visual artists and people from the world of film, music and stage, amongst others. From ancient times to the present day. The descriptions are in German and English.

Find images and texts from collections from various museums, libraries and research institutes. These include images of manuscripts, emblems, printer's marks, drawings, paintings, prints from newspapers and magazines, photographs and much more. An important resource for art and book historians.

Includes 3 different databases. The lexicon includes a lot of information about more than 77,000 artists from the Benelux region, there is also a database of information about German artists, and the 3rd database contains the signatures of Dutch and Belgian artists. For art historians.

Contains the biographies of interesting people who were of significance to the Netherlands from 1780 to 2000. From the lawyer Simon van der Aa to the music educator Bernardus Zweers. Each biography contains an overview of important sources and literature on the person described. For those who are interested in biographies and the history of the Netherlands.

German reference book on people from the church and the history of philosophy. Read descriptions about people of significance in the fields of theology, history, literature, music, painting, pedagogy and philosophy. For researchers and those interested in history and religion.

Biographical information about well-known and lesser-known people from Dutch history. The descriptions come from existing reference books about people who are no longer alive. From Willem van der Aa to Frederik van Zyrik. For those interested in Dutch history.

Online database with the original texts of more than 15 million Dutch newspaper pages, 11 million magazine pages and over 900,000 books from the 15th to the 21st century. Search 120 million digitized pages with one search action. For anyone interested in the Dutch past.

Encyclopedia with biographical summaries of remarkable women from Dutch history and overseas territories. Covers 15 centuries and is searchable by alphabet and category. Previously appeared in print form as 1001 women from Dutch history. For the (hobby) historian and anyone interested in women's history.

English language website with 27 digitized Dutch books with love emblems from the 17th century. Completely re-translated and indexed. Has extensive search options and referrals to secondary sources. Includes a downloadable guide to using the site. For those who research emblemata or (literary) history.

Website with nearly 80,000 historical documents from the early 17th to the middle of the 19th century. Mainly contains letters written by people from all walks of life from throughout Europe, America and Asia. Interesting for researchers, historians, teachers, students and librarians.