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[9] Design for the interior of the Cottonian Library
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Reference number
SM 37/4/5
Purpose
[9] Design for the interior of the Cottonian Library
Aspect
Cross section
Scale
bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(later hand) No 5
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)
Notes
Corresponding to drawing [8], this design shows that the arcades (and bookcases) return towards the east and west walls of the library. The room is lit by thermal windows above the apses, which provide further evidence for the influence of Palladio.
(Salmon, pp. 335-37)
(Salmon, pp. 335-37)
Level
Drawing
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