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Palace Green Library , located in the heart of Durham city, was first founded by Bishop John Cosin in the 17th Century. Palace Green Library originally served as the University’s main library until 1980 when it changed its focus to special collections and Durham University archives. The library also houses early printed books and other special collections. It has more than 70,000 books printed before 1850 including 300 incunables, over 100 medieval manuscripts, 30,000 maps and prints, 100,000 photographs and 3,400 meters of artifacts and archives. The library is open to anyone who wants to consult the precious collections.
Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN, Phone: +44-19-13-34-29-32
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