The Old Library of St. John’s College (Cambridge) is the old and especially valuable part of the library of St. John’s College of Cambridge University , which contains historical manuscripts, rare and old books (published before 1800), special collections, personal documents. In total, the libraries of St. John's College have more than 120 thousand books and 120 seats.
| Old library St. John's College (Cambridge) English St John's College Old Library | |
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| Address | St. Johns Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TP |
| Founded by | 1628 |
| Web site | joh.cam.ac.uk/old-library |
When the College of St. John opened in 1516, his library was located in the building, which was then the only (first) courtyard. She occupied the second floor south of the large gate.
Now the old library is located in the third courtyard of St. John's College. It was built between 1623 and 1628 with donations from two college members, Valentine Cara, Bishop of Exeter and John William, Bishop of Lincoln. The walls of the building were completed in 1624. The building was built in the style of Jacob's Gothic. The size of the building is 110 by 30 feet. Tall windows with two lamps. The library contains 42 bookcases.
Library Funds:
- 56 eastern manuscript and papyrus
- about 680 medieval manuscripts
- 340 incunabul (first printed books published before 1501)
- over 500 manuscripts dating back to the 16th-19th centuries
- about 50 thousand books published in the XVI-XVIII centuries
The old library is not used as a working library of the college, but is open on weekdays from 9.00 to 17.00 for college members and their guests.