“…With special attention to previously neglected primary sources, this book offers stimulating insights into the academic context of Arminius, and, along with a comparative analysis of his colleagues at Leiden University, explores new horizons in his doctrines of salvation and assurance. …”

“…The essays that make up Regulating Political Parties were first developed as part of an international symposium at Leiden University focusing on party law. Together, the contributions analyze the regulation of political parties within and beyond Europe from interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Unlocking the Social World of International Organizations -- Torsten Kahlert , Aarhus University, Denmark -- Part II: Learning and Norms -- Chapter 5: -- The Influence of the United States on the Rise of Global Governance in -- Education: The OEEC and UNESCO in the Post-World War II Period, -- Maren Elfert, King's College London, UK & Christian Ydesen, Aalborg University, Denmark -- Chapter 6: Learning Across Institutions - the Officials of the ECSC High Authority and EEC Commission, Katja Seidel , University of Westminster, UK -- Chapter 7: Food and Nutrition - Expertise Across International Epistemic Communities and Organizations, 1919-1960, Amy Sayward , Middle Tennessee State University, USA -- Part III: Legitimacy and Legimization -- Chapter 8: Legitimizing International Bureaucracy - Press and Information Work from the League of Nations to the UN, Emil Seidenfaden , Aarhus University, Denmark -- Chapter 9: The Avant-Garde of the League: The International Federation of League of Nations Societies and their Part in Governing the World, Anne Isabel Richard , Leiden University, The Netherlands -- Chapter 10 An Uneasy Relationship ? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…<i> Luuk Van Middelaar (Leiden University, the Netherlands) </i> <i> </i>Epilogue: Money, Money, Money, <i>Matthias Ruffert (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)</i>…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Web of Written and Illustrated Plant Books from Antiquity to the Invention of the Printing Press -- 1 FROM COPY TO COPY 1500 YEARS OF PLANT ILLUSTRATION: THE MANUSCRIPT TRADITION -- 2 EARLY PRINTED HERBARIA A BRIEF OUTLINE BASED ON THE EXAMPLES FROM THE LIBERNA COLLECTION -- 3 ‘EVERLASTING GARDENS’ ORIGIN, PURPOSE, SPREAD AND USE OF THE FIRST HERBARIA -- PART II THE USE OF PLANTS IN THE MIDDLE AGES -- 4 PAINTING WITH PLANTS THE USE OF VEGETAL PAINTS IN MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS -- 5 NAMING NAMES PLANTS IN THE AGE OF CHARLEMAGNE -- 6 THE LONG SHADOW OF ANTIQUITY MEDICINE AND PLANTS -- 7 ‘THE COOK IS THE BEST DOCTOR’ PLANTS FOR FOOD AND HEALTH: RECIPES AND PRESCRIPTIONS -- PART III PLANTS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE -- 8 ‘AND IT GREW AND WAXED A GREAT TREE’ A SHORT SURVEY OF PLANTS IN THE BIBLE -- 9 GOOD TREES, BAD TREES BIBLICAL TREE AND PLANT SYMBOLISM IN THE LIBER FLORIDUS -- 10 THE HERBAL BOOK IN JACOB VAN MAERLANT’S DER NATUREN BLOEME -- 11 PLANTS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE A THORNY ROSE BUSH AND OTHER GREENERY LOVE, LUST AND SUFFERING IN THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE -- PART IV PLANTS IN MEDIEVAL BOOK DECORATION -- 12 NAMING THE FLOWERS AND PLANTS IN THE MARGINS OF LATE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS -- 13 FLOWERING MARGINS THE DEVELOPMENT OF STREWN-FLOWER BORDERS IN SOUTHERN NETHERLANDISH MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION -- 14 FLOWERS OF MEANING THE INTERPRETATION OF MARGINAL DECORATION IN SOUTHERN NETHERLANDISH MANUSCRIPTS FROM AROUND 1500 -- APPENDIX -- Appendix I: A Hand-written Text from Late Antiquity in the Leiden University Library. The Wonders of Plantain in Apuleius Platonicus’ herbarium (Leiden, UB ms VLQ 9) -- Appendix II: A Late Medieval Printed Text in the Athenaeum Library in Deventer. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…As-Vijvers) -- Appendix I: A Hand-written Text from Late Antiquity in the Leiden University Library. The Wonders of Plantain in Apuleius Platonicus' herbarium (Leiden, UB ms VLQ 9) (Claudine A. …”

“…Magnifying Perspectives is a festschrift for Robert Ross, Emeritus Professor of African History at Leiden University. The contributions have been written by the students and colleagues of Robert Ross, reflecting his broad-ranging thematic and geographical research interests. …”