In the mid-17th century, student Petrus Wautier illustrated the paragraphs of each specific chapter (after “De metheoro in genere”) with a drawing. It is striking that “Metheora aquea” is not only about rain, snow or hail, but apparently honey and manna can also fall from the sky. #leuven1425
In 1760, Guilielmus Henricus Lion was proclaimed primus of his year. Literature tells us that this son of the well-known Leuven clockmaker Alexander Lion studied pedagogy at The Castle (De Burcht), where he was also appointed professor in 1765. #leuven1425
Want to know which professors were active at the University of Leuven (Louvain) between 1425-1797? Today our dataset with the names of the scholars was published on RDR, the data repository of @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social. #leuven1425
The artwork “In Motion, In Learning, In Changing” by Elif Erkan has ‘a coat of arms with a book being handed down from heaven', which, according to the artist, refers to ‘to an early KU Leuven book seal and the importance of religion at the old university’. #leuven1425
Andreas Vesalius is one of the most famous alumni of our university. You can read here why his "De humani corporis fabrica" is so important for the history of anatomy. #rarebooks #anatomy #leuven1425
A #university could not exist for 600 years without donations, something we know well at the library. #Leuven1425
Another example of #censorship of the name of Erasmus, because it is indeed the name of "Erasmum Roteroddamum" which you cannot read (see copy UGent BIB.CL.001330/-1, our copy CaaB426). #tomorrowsresearch #rarebooks #Leuven1425
A page of a recent digitized work: th 'Isagoge' of Porphyrius, printed in Louvain in 1573 (CaaB498). With corrections and marginal notes, and funny faces decorating the chapter title. #rarebooks #universityhistory #Leuven1425 #Louvain #Aristotle
