Bibliotheca Thysiana, Public research library in Leiden, Netherlands.
The Bibliotheca Thysiana building exhibits classical Dutch architecture with Ionic columns positioned above an elevated basement at Rapenburg 25.
Johannes Thysius, a young legal expert, established the library in 1653 with 20,000 guilders for constructing a dedicated public study space.
The library contains 2,500 books and thousands of pamfllets covering scientific topics, reflecting the intellectual interests of late Humanism period scholars.
Materials from the collection require advance requests through Leiden University Libraries catalog for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room.
The facility houses one of only fourteen remaining historical bookwheels in existence, preserving original 17th-century library equipment.
Location: Leiden
Elevation above the sea: 4.109 m
Operator: Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden University
Phone: +31715272857
Email: specialcollections@library.leidenuniv.nl
Website: http://bibliotheek.leidenuniv.nl/bijzondere-collecties/oude-drukken/bibliotheca-thysiana.html
GPS coordinates: 52.15919,4.48466
Latest update: March 6, 2025 06:49
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