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Title: A concise guide to the town and university of Cambridge in an introduction and four walks
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Clark, John Willis, 1833-1910
Subjects: University of Cambridge
Publisher: Cambridge, Bowes and Bowes
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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along the broad flagged walk to the University Library. The entrance is opposite the west end of the Senate House, througha lofty door inscribed BIBLIOTHECA. This was completed at thebeginning of the October Term, 1905. A visitor will be taken roundby one of the Assistants : but there is little to interest those who arenot students. The Library consists of three portions : (1) the east quad-rangle ; (2) the west quadrangle; (3) Cockerells Building. Ascend the staircase from the new vestibule, and enter thecatalogue-room. This was the Senate House of the Uni-versity (called Regent House or New Chapel) until 1730.Note the beautiful plaster ceiling of the 17th century.Turn left and enter the east room, built, with the fa9ade,1754—61, after the design of Mr Stephen Wright, anarchitect recommended to the University by the Duke ofNewcastle, Chancellor (1748—68). Note the effectiveplasterwork of the ceiling, and the busts of Rev. Cha.Simeon, M.A., d. 1836, and Rev. Fre. Denison Maurice,
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—*=crx-; 8 The University Library M.A., d. 1872. Leave this room by the south door, andnote among the portraits on the staircase Queen Elizabeth,given by Vincent Skinner, 1589 ; Charles 1. when a boy,1613 ; WilHam Cecil, Lord Burghley, d. 1598 ; Robert Cecil,d. 1612 ; Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, d. 1588 ; Prof.Porson, d. 1808 ; Hen. Martyn, M.A., d. 1812. From the top of the stairs enter the south room, originallythe common library. The roof is original (1457—70).The bookcases, the oldest in the Library, were made in 1649.The three next rooms, called the Dome Room, the WestRoom, and the Catalogue Room which you entered first,were fitted up as part of the Library between 1719 and 1734,to contain the books collected by John Moore, D.D., Bishopof Ely, and given to the University by George I. in 1715. This quadrangle (1) is still called the Schools Quadrangle,because it originally contained the schools, or as we shouldnow say, lecture-rooms, required for L^niversity teaching, in

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