This luxurious photo book celebrates the 600th anniversary of KU Leuven with stunning images captured by renowned heritage and architectural photographer Karin Borghouts. Through her lens, she reveals fresh and unexpected perspectives on the university's rich architectural heritage, including photos of lecture halls, laboratories, student residences, sports facilities, libraries and chapels. Historian Liesbet Nys delves into the rich history of KU Leuven, enriching this visual journey with an insightful and captivating narrative about one of Europe's oldest universities.
Karin Borghouts is a leading Belgian art photographer. In addition to her own projects, she works on commissions for publishers, city councils, architects, museums, and art, cultural and heritage organisations.
Liesbet Nys studied history at KU Leuven and wrote a dissertation on museum visits in the nineteenth century. She has also published extensively on the history of the University of Leuven. Since 2020, she has been a staff member for heritage public engagement at KU Leuven.
- 29 x 23 cm
- 208 pages
- Hardcover with linen
- Quadrichromy
- Bilingual edition Dutch-English
- ISBN 978 94 6494 164 7
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