Cosin's Library

Cosin's Library
An examination taking place in Cosin's Library, 1842
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54°46′29″N 1°34′34″W / 54.7747°N 1.5762°W / 54.7747; -1.5762
LocationPalace Green, Durham, England, United Kingdom
TypeAcademic library
Established1669 (1669)
Branch ofDurham University Library
Collection
Items collectedBooks, maps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
Size5,000
Other information
Websitecosinslibrary.webspace.durham.ac.uk
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameCosin's Library (University Library)
Designated19 October 1962
Reference no.1121382[1]

Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal Library or Bibliotheca Episcopalis Dunelmensis, is an historic library founded in 1669 in Durham, England. Owned by the University of Durham, the library is open to the public.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Cosin's Library (University Library) (Grade II*) (1121382)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2020.