Renske Hoff

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Assistant Professor of Middle Dutch Literature, Utrecht University. History of books, religion, Bibles. 15th/16th century. Feminist. She/her. Dr. https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/RAHoff

Two women sit on the edge of a fountain in the garden of an old church building. One is wearing a pink shirt, the other is wearing blue. The are both smiling.

Sofa and small table, on the side a cupboard with toys and decoration of a tree on the wall.

Two students working with manuscripts

Screenshot of the website of REFORC, announcing the candidates on the longlist for the REFORC Book Award 2025.

Baby looks at some medieval manuscripts in a glass display, while being held by his mother and with a medieval Salvator Mundi painting in the back.

Toilet

Amsterdamse Courant, 26 augustus 1730

Miniature depicting King David praying, 15th century, from a Book of Hours (Rijksmuseum RP-T-1922-22)

Heart-shaped hole at the bottom of the pages in a medieval manuscript

Hand holds a copy of the book 'In Readers' Hands'

Square in Wroclaw

Cover of the dissertation 'Involving Readers: Practices of Reading, Use, and Interaction in Early Modern Dutch Bibles (1522-1546)'.

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 4 Inc.s.a. 1523 m. (digitised), fol. 2r. Annotations at psalm 1.

Image of the Dutch article 'Plaatjes lezen? Houtsneden in zestiende-eeuwse Nederlandstalige bijbels'.