Leyden Collection

British Ballad, The Mermaid
THE MERMAID. British ballad by Dr. John Leyden. The Gaelic story bears that Macphail of Colonsay was carried off by a mermaid

Satires by Juvenal
Juvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis). 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Roman poet. Satires. Start of the First Satire. Leyden, 1532

Electrical machine, Voltaic pile, Leyden jar
Electrical machine 1, Voltaic pile 2, Leyden jar 3, and electrical stool 4. Physique: machine electrique, pistolet de Volta, bouteille de Leyde, tabouret electrique

Triptych with Descent of the Holy Spirit. 16th century. Disc
Disciples of Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533). Triptych with Descent of the Holy Spirit. 16th century. Catharijneconvent Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

Boethius (480-524). Consolation of Philosophy. Cover. Leyden
Boethius (480-524). Christian eclectic philosopher, compiler and translator of ancient philosophy of Aristotles treatises. Consolation of Philosophy

The University Library, Leyden, Netherlands Date: early 18th century

Jacob Triglandius
JACOB TRIGLANDIUS Dutch scholar and theologian from Leyden. Date: 1593 - ?

Lucas Van Leyden
LUCAS VAN LEYDEN Dutch artist Date: 1494 - 1533

Lucas Van Leyden in Bed
LUCAS VAN LEYDEN Dutch artist, depicted working in bed. Date: 1494 - 1533

Festus Hommius
FESTUS HOMMIUS Dutch churchman and theologian at Leyden. Date: 1576 - 1642

Rombout Van Hogerbeets
ROMBOUT VAN HOGERBEETS Dutch statesman of Leyden Date: 1562 - 1625

ESOPUS (650-560 BC). Greek fabulist. Fables
" ESOPUS (650-560 BC). Greek fabulist. " Fables". Latin edition carried put in Leyden in 1579. Fable of The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf or The Boy Who Cried Wolf. SPAIN. Barcelona

LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (1494-1533). The loving couple. Early 16th century. Dutch school. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. FRANCE. Strasbourg. Fine Arts Museum

VICENTE FERRER, Saint (1350-1419). Saint Vincent s
VICENTE FERRER, Saint (1350-1419). Saint Vincents Sermons. Edition printed in Lugduni (Leyden) in 1523. Cover

LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (1494-1533). Self-portrait. 1509. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. GERMANY. Brunswick. Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

ESOPUS (650-560 BC). Greek fabulist. Fables. Latin edition carried out in Leyden in 1579. Title page. Photography

VICENTE FERRER, Saint (1350-1419). Saint Vincent Ferrers sermons. Edition publiseh in Lugduni (Leyden) in 1523. Cover

The town hall, Leyden, (i. e. Leiden) Holland
The town hall, Leyden, (i.e. Leiden) Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

View from Rijnsburgerburg, Leyden, (i. e. Leiden) Holland
View from Rijnsburgerburg, Leyden, (i.e. Leiden) Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Van der Werf Park, Leyden, (i. e. Leiden) Holland Van der We
Van der Werf Park, Leyden, (i.e. Leiden) Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Corn (i. e. wheat) exchange hall with tower of town hall, Ley
Corn (i.e. wheat) exchange hall with tower of town hall, Leyden, (i.e. Leiden) Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Delft Gate, Leyden, (i. e. Leiden) Holland
Delft Gate, Leyden, (i.e. Leiden) Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

LEYDEN JAR / 1882
An electrostatic generator connected to a Leyden Jar, a cylindrical device used by early experimenters to store electrical energy. Date: 1882

Musschenbroek / Leyden Jar
Pieter van Musschenbroek, Dutch mathematician and physicist, performs electrical experiments at Leide, where he is a Professor. He discovered the principle of Leyden jar

Nicolaus Stensen
(aka Steno) - Danish medical, physiologist, geologist, priest and bishop in Leyden and elsewhere

Meyerbeer / Prophete / L4
Act Four Scene 4 : Jean of Leyden is about to be crowned when he is recognised by his mother, which is embarrassing since he claims to be of divine origin

Meyerbeer / Prophete / L2
Act Two Scene 3 : Jean of Leyden, shocked by Count Oberthals abduction of the girl he loves, agrees to join the Anabaptists who promise to make him their king

Meyerbeer / Prophete / L
Act four : Jean of Leyden is about to be crowned when his mother recognises him : he tricks her into retracting her recognition

Meyerbeer / Prophete / 3
The audience at the Paris Opera watch the dramatic scene in Act Four, where John of Leyden, claiming divine origin, is about to be crowned when he is recognised by his mother

Arnold Vinnen
ARNOLD VINNEN Dutch jurist from Leyden

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