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2 2 4 A New Voyage Vol. II,
the Floor is laid with thin Leaves of Marble,
which begin already to cleave, and will in a
short time be quite rais’d up, whereas here the
Pieces are very thick.
There are Masons hewing Stone, and Women
{pinning, sewing, and selling Fruit in the middle
of the Church: Besides, ’tis dark, and many
Parts of it imperfect. All which Considerations
laid together, will easily convince you, that the
inside of it can neither Charm nor surprize the
Eye of a curious Beholder.
We went up to the Steeple, from whence we
had a view not only of M7<?»,but of four or five
other Cities in the vast Plain of Lombardy. We
discover'd also the Alps, which are united to the
Appennine Mountains towards Genoua. The great
Bell bears the name of St. Ambrofe; it contains
seven Feet in diameter,and weighs ;oooo Pounds.
Over against the Church there is a pretty large
Tlace, where in the Evening, I usually observ d
about thirty Coaches, which mov’d and flopp’d
from time to time, that the People within ’em
might see those who pass’d along. The place for
taking the Air in Coaches is a great unpav’d
Marina” * Street in the Suburbs, which is sprinkl’d every
day with Water *, as the Voorbout is at the Hague.
Ph. Vanne- The Ambrofian Library was so nam’d by Cardi-
ChCTorre«/- na^ ^re^ertc biorromeo, Archbifliop of Milan, who
snn, That this founded it, and dedicated it to St. Ambrofe. I read
Library cm- in a little Description of this Library, printed at
tains Fourteen
ihoufand Manuscripts ; but mention not the Number of the Printed Books. It
was much augmented by the addition os Vincent Pinelli’r Library. R. Lassels.
Rufinus’r Nerson of. Josephus is one .of the oldesi Manufcripts in this Library.
G. Burnet. Fabio Mangoni built it. Is contains sever al Apartments. The
great Hall is 7 5 Foot long, and 30 broad. It coud not be made larger, becaufe of
the Churches and Houfcs that furround it. Befides the Books mid Piftures,
'tis enrich'd w: th, sever al Collections os very sair Medals, and with rare and
curious Pieces of antique Sculpture and Architecture, with others-mau’ded on the ■
Originals. Eoichi wrote a Treat ise De Origins & Statu Bjblipthecae Aui-
broliauK. C. Torre, » Turtona,
the Floor is laid with thin Leaves of Marble,
which begin already to cleave, and will in a
short time be quite rais’d up, whereas here the
Pieces are very thick.
There are Masons hewing Stone, and Women
{pinning, sewing, and selling Fruit in the middle
of the Church: Besides, ’tis dark, and many
Parts of it imperfect. All which Considerations
laid together, will easily convince you, that the
inside of it can neither Charm nor surprize the
Eye of a curious Beholder.
We went up to the Steeple, from whence we
had a view not only of M7<?»,but of four or five
other Cities in the vast Plain of Lombardy. We
discover'd also the Alps, which are united to the
Appennine Mountains towards Genoua. The great
Bell bears the name of St. Ambrofe; it contains
seven Feet in diameter,and weighs ;oooo Pounds.
Over against the Church there is a pretty large
Tlace, where in the Evening, I usually observ d
about thirty Coaches, which mov’d and flopp’d
from time to time, that the People within ’em
might see those who pass’d along. The place for
taking the Air in Coaches is a great unpav’d
Marina” * Street in the Suburbs, which is sprinkl’d every
day with Water *, as the Voorbout is at the Hague.
Ph. Vanne- The Ambrofian Library was so nam’d by Cardi-
ChCTorre«/- na^ ^re^ertc biorromeo, Archbifliop of Milan, who
snn, That this founded it, and dedicated it to St. Ambrofe. I read
Library cm- in a little Description of this Library, printed at
tains Fourteen
ihoufand Manuscripts ; but mention not the Number of the Printed Books. It
was much augmented by the addition os Vincent Pinelli’r Library. R. Lassels.
Rufinus’r Nerson of. Josephus is one .of the oldesi Manufcripts in this Library.
G. Burnet. Fabio Mangoni built it. Is contains sever al Apartments. The
great Hall is 7 5 Foot long, and 30 broad. It coud not be made larger, becaufe of
the Churches and Houfcs that furround it. Befides the Books mid Piftures,
'tis enrich'd w: th, sever al Collections os very sair Medals, and with rare and
curious Pieces of antique Sculpture and Architecture, with others-mau’ded on the ■
Originals. Eoichi wrote a Treat ise De Origins & Statu Bjblipthecae Aui-
broliauK. C. Torre, » Turtona,