Leiden University Library is more then 400 years old. Its significance for European culture can hardly be overestimated: it is a part of a small number of cultural centres that gave direction to the development and spread of knowledge during the Enlightenment. The importance of these centres lies in the simultaneous presence of a unique collection of exceptional sources and scholars. Leiden University has both at its disposal.
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References
- Christiane Berkvens-Stevelinck. Magna commoditas : geschiedenis van de Leidse universiteitsbibliotheek 1575-2000. Leiden : Primavera Pers, 2001.
- Christiane Berkvens-Stevelinck. Magna commoditas : a history of Leiden University Library, 1575-2005. Leiden : Primavera Pers, 2004.
