Britton, John: The architectural antiquities of Great Britain: represented and illustrated in a series of views, elevations, plans, sections, and details, of ancient English edifices ; with historical and descriptive accounts of each (Band 3) (1835)

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architectural antiquities.

is a figure of an angel with the trumpet of fame, whilst on his left hand, and over
the canopy, are four other statues, probably meant to personify the cardinal virtues.
Beneath this group is the following fulsome and false inscription ; wherein James is
pronounced to be the most learned, most munificent, and best of Kings !! !

Regnante D. Jacobo, Regvm doctissimo, mvnificentissimo,

OPTIMO, HiE MVSIS EXTRVCTiE MOLES, CONGESTA BlBLIOTHECA,
ET QVJECVNQVE ADHVC DEERANT AD SPLENDOREM ACADEMIiE
FELICITER TENTATA, CCEPTA, ABSOLVTA, SOLI Deo GLORIA.

Htng's College Cf)apel,

CAMBRIDGE.

The accompanying print, a view of the interior of the chapel, looking to the west,
is presented to the purchasers of this work, as a more correct delineation of the form
of the great window, the shape of the arch of the roof, and more appropriate effect,
than shewn in a former print of the same subject.

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