Find the meaning, origin and explanation of more than 4,600 literary terms. From ab ovo to zwanenzang (swan song) and from alwetende verteller (omniscient narrator) to zelfspot (self-deprecation). An indispensable tool for anyone who works with Dutch language and literature.

Digital dictionary of contemporary Dutch in the Netherlands and Flanders, Suriname and the Caribbean. The descriptions are supplemented with images, videos and sounds. The language period runs from 1970 to the present day. For the interested layperson to the professional linguist.

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.

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.

Online portal about fashion and clothing from all over the world. Includes an encyclopedia, reference works, articles, e-books, case studies, biographies, lesson plans, textbooks and tens of thousands of images of fashion shows and designs. For researchers in the fields of fashion, museums, cultural studies, anthropology and more.

German-English glossary with approximately 90,000 professional terms and abbreviations from book studies, library and information science. You can search in English and German. Also includes a list of dictionaries used for the composition. A tool for librarians and other users.

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.

Electronic version of French dictionaries from the 17th to the 20th century. Research the development of French lexicography. The database is part of an extensive website on French literature. For researchers of the French language.