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[6] Design for the vaulted space beneath the Cottonian Library
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Reference number
SM 37/4/2
Purpose
[6] Design for the vaulted space beneath the Cottonian Library
Aspect
Ground floor plan
Scale
bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
210, 90, (later hand) No 2
Signed and dated
- 1733
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia (brown) wash on laid paper, bound in volume (320 x 486)
Hand
Stephen Wright - 1780)
Dimensions in Kent's hand.
Dimensions in Kent's hand.
Notes
The vaulted space shown in this drawing is on the east, river side of the building, beneath the Cottonian Library. It differs from the design in drawing [3] by being wider and having niches in the north, south and west walls and spiral staircases in the north-east and south-east corners. These give access to the library, above.
Level
Drawing
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