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Finding John Cosin’s ‘Good Books’ with Dr Danielle Westerhof, Rare Book Collections Manager

Thursday 22 September 2022, 6-7.30pm (BST)



Join Rare Book Collections Manager Dr Danielle Westerhof in exploring the intellectual and spatial organisation of Cosin’s Library.

The motto over the front door into Cosin’s Library translates as ‘Not the least part of learning is knowing about good books’. Both a statement and a challenge, how did Cosin expect prospective users of his library to find the books they were looking for? How innovative or traditional was Cosin in how he ordered the volumes on the shelves? What did Cosin aim to achieve with his library? Where did he get his ideas from?

The talk will be followed by a virutal tour, with an opportunity to ask questions. 

 

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Finding John Cosin’s ‘Good Books’ with Dr Danielle Westerhof, Rare Book Collections Manager

22 September 2022 at 18:00

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