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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)

Level

Drawing

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