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the place where his Grace received his education. This being now done, and the Pictures cleaned and repaired, they are more advantageously difpofed than heretofore; and their number greatly increased by the late Benefac

tors.

The UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, ufually called the BodLeian, from Sir Thomas Bodley, its principal Founder, is a large lofty ftructure, in the form of a Roman H, and is faid to contain the greatest number of Books of any Library in Europe, (except that of the Vatican) a Catalogue whereof is printed, in two folio volumes.

According to Camden, The ground, on which the Divinity School was built, was purchased by the Univerfity in the year 1427, and with feveral contributions that ftructure was foon begun, but intermitted, till by the piety of Humphrey Duke of Glocefter, it was carried on and completed.' It is efteemed a moft elegant piece of Gothic architecture, being well proportioned, and finished in the highest tafte, especially its roof. The Duke, over the Divinity School, <rected this Library, which he furnished with many choice volumes he procured from Italy in the year 1440; and in the year 1443 a much greater number, befides confiderable additions at his death, three years after.

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In the year 1597 Sir Thomas Bodley repaired the old Library of Humphrey Duke of Glocefter, and in 1599 fitted it for the reception of Books. An additional eaftern gallery was begun by him in the year 1610, and another gallery on the weft, projected by him, was erected afterwards. He furnished the Library with the best books he could procure from all parts of the world. In memory of which benefaction, the Earl of Dorfet caufed the buft of Sir Thomas to be erected in the Library.

Sir Thomas Bodley died Jan. 28. 1612, having provided Salaries for the Officers, and keeping the Library in repair. He alfo left Statutes for the government of it, which were confirmed in Convocation; and he was declared by the Univerfity to be the Founder.

This Library has been prodigiously increased by many large and valuable collections of Greek and Oriental Manufcripts as well as choice and ufeful Books; the principal Benefactors to which have been the Earl of Pembroke, Archbishop Laud (to whom alone it is indebted for its inestimable Oriental Manuscripts) Sir Tho mas Roe, Sir Kenelm Digby, General Fairfax, Dr. MarJhall, Dr. Barlow, Dr. Rawlinson, Mr. Saint Amand, Mr. Godwyn, &c. which enrichments entitle it to prefervation and improvement.

The Library, and the Picture Gallery, may be feen from eight to eleven in the morning, and in the afternoon from two to five. In the Winter only 'till three in the afternoon.

The ARUNDEL MARBLES are now placed to advantage in a large apartment on the north fide of the Schools.

In the Logic and Moral Philofophy School is the Collection of Marbles, Statues, Buftos, &c. which were many years at Eafton, the feat of the Earl of Pomfret, and were prefented to the Univerfity by the late Coun tels of Pomfret.

A CATALOGUE OF THE

POMFRET STATUES, BUSTOS, MARBLES, &c, as they ftand numbered in their prefent Repofitory.

Statue of a Grecian Lady, 7 feet high, wants both arms.

2 A ditto of Archimedes, 7 feet 2 inches high, wants

an arm.

3 A ditto of a Roman Emperor, 7 feet high, wants one arm and the nose. Perhaps modern.

4 A ditto of Minerva, 9 feet high.

A ditto of a Roman Emperor, 7 feet high, wants one arm. Perhaps modern.

6 A ditto of Cicero in the proper habit, 6 feet 9 inches high. The Drapery very masterly. He has the Su

darium

darium in the right, and the Scroll in the left hand. The Character of the Countenance Settled Indignation, in which be feems preparing to speak.

7 A ditto of a Grecian Lady, 7 feet high, wants arms. The drapery falling over the right leg is finely

conducted.

8 A Column from the Temple of Apollo at Delphos, with the Capital and Bafe, and an Apollo placed at the Top, 24 feet 6 inches high.

9 A Statue of Sabina, 6 feet 9 inches high. 10 A Venus de Medicis.

1 A fquare Roman Altar, 1 foot 6 inches, by 1 foot 3 inches.

12 Terminus of Pan,, 5 feet 7 inches high, wants an

arm.

13 A Statue of Minerva, 5 feet high, wants an arm and

the nose.

14 A Circular Roman Altar, 2 feet 4 inches high. 15 A Statue of a Woman, 6 feet high, wants arms and part of the nose.

16. A Venus clothed..

17 A Circular Roman Altar, 2 feet 4 inches high.. 18 A Statue of Clio fitting, 4 feet 6 inches high, wants one arm and hand.

19 A Circular Roman Altar, 2 feet 4 inches high. 20 A Statue of a Young Dacian, 4 feet 3 inches high. -Perhaps Paris. It is of great antiquity. 21 A Roman Altar 2 feet 4 inches high.

zz A Statue of Antinous, 5 feet 6 inches high, wants a finger of the right hand.

23 A Grecian Lady, 4 feet 8 inches high, wants an arm. 24 A Statue of Jupiter and Leda, 3 feet 10 inches high,

wants arms.

25 An Antique Capital, 1 foot 6 inches, by 2 feet,

wants a corner.

26 A Circular Pedestal finely ornamented with Heads, and Feftoons of Fruit, 3 feet by 1 foot 3 inches diameter.

27 A Statue of Scipio Africanus, or Demofthenes, 7 feet high. The drapery in a very bold ftyle. It is

probably

probably of fome Orator; the right hand being laid on the breaft in a perfuafive pofture.

28 A ditto of a Woman clothed, 3 feet 8 inches, wants a head.

29 A trunk of a Woman, 2 feet 1 inch high.

30 A Boy with his Finger in his Mouth, 2 feet 5 inches high.

31 A Statue of Jupiter fitting, 3 feet high, wants a hand. 32 A ditto of a Woman, 3 feet 4 inches high.

33 The Trunk of a Woman, 2 feet 1 inch high. 34 Germanicus's Tomb, 7 feet by 1 foot 8.

35 Two Capitals with Beafts Heads, 2 feet 3 inches high.

36 An Egyptian Chair, 2 feet 5 by 1 foot 8.-Belonging to a Prieft of Ifis and Ofiris.

37 A Stone carved with a Claw at the End, 2 feet 7 by 2 feet 6.

38 A Statue of a Roman Conful, 7 feet high, wants one hand, and fingers of the other.

39 A ditto of a Woman, 4 feet high, wants the head. 40 A ditto of Flora, 3 feet 10 inches.

41 A ditto of Hercules, 4 feet high, wants hands. 42 A ditto of Diana, 4 feet 8 inches high, wants arms. 43 A ditto of Hymen leaning on his Torch, 5 feet 6 inches high.

44 A ditto of Venus half naked, 4 feet high. 45 A Circular Altar, 2 feet 6 inches high. 46 A Statue of Melpomene fitting, 4 feet high.-Perhaps it is Agrippina, in the Character of Melpomene. 47 A Circular Roman Altar, 2 feet 10 inches high. 48 A Grecian Lady, 4 feet 8 inches high, wants arms. 49 A Circular Roman Altar, 2 feet 8 inches high. 50 A Statue of Camilla, 6 feet 5 inches high. 51 A ditto of a Grecian Philofopher, 5 feet high, wants the right arm.

52 A Circular Roman Altar, 2 feet 2 inches high. 53 A Statue of Caius Marius, 6 feet high.-It has a toble feverity.

54 A Statue of Bacchus naked, 4 feet 2 inches high.

A delicate piece of fculpture. The hand is added

with

with much addrefs by Guelphi, from whom are all the modern additions.

55 A Circular Roman Altar, 2 feet 2 inches high. 56 A Statue of Julia, 6 feet 9 inches high, wants the Arms.

57 A Roman Fathom, 6 feet 10 inches by 2 feet. 58 A Sphynx, 5 feet 8 inches long.

59 A ditto, fomewhat lefs.

60 A Sacrifice, 2 feet 3 by 2 feet.

61 A Baffo Relievo of a Dacian's Sacrifice, z feet by 2

feet 4.

62 Part of a Sacrifice, 1 foot 8 inches by 1 foot 2. 63 A naked Trunk of an Hermaphrodite.

64 Baffo Relievo, 1 Foot 10 inches by 1 foot 3.

65 Baffo Relievo of a Shepherd, 2 feet by 11 inches. 66 A Bacchanalian, 2 feet 3 inches by 2 feet.

67 A Woman's Head, 1 foot 6 inches high, wants the Nofe.

68 The Trunk of a Man, 2 feet 2 inches.

69 A Trunk of a Woman fitting, 2 feet 7 inches. 70 A Confular Trunk, 5 feet 6 inches high.

71 A Trunk of a Woman fitting, 2 feet 7 inches.

72 A Buft of a Roman, 1 foot 6 inches high, wants the Nofe.

73 The Head of a Man, 1 foot high, wants the Nofe. 74 A Trunk of Venus naked, 1 foot 10 inches high. 75 An Old Man's Head.

76 A Man's Head 10 inches high, wants the nofe. 77 Part of a Head and Neck, 1 foot 6 inches high. 78 An Old Man's Head.

79 A Statue of a young Satyr, 2 Feet 6 inches high. 80 A naked Trunk of a Man, 2 feet 6 inches high. 81 Beafts devouring Men. It is the pedestal of a Table, Scylla and Charybdis are reprefented devouring Mariners, whofe attitudes are extremely fine.

82 A Trunk of a Woman, 2 feet 8 inches high. 83 Part of a Man's foot.

84 A naked Trunk of a Man, 2 feet 6 inches high. 85 Part of two Masks, 2 feet 5 inches by 1 foot 9:

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