 | George Alexander Cooke - England - 1817 - 318 pages
...Mathematics. They were executed by Mr. Gabriel Gibber. This front is also decorated with a bas-relief of Ptolemy receiving the New Greek Version of the Scriptures from the seventy interpreters. The interior of the library is probably unequallet} by any apartment appropriated to a similar purpose... | |
 | Cambridge (England) - 1830 - 350 pages
...the gates of Old Bethlehem Hospital. In the centre arch of the lower story is a fine Bas-relief of Ptolemy receiving the new Greek version of the Scriptures from the seventy interpreters. The elevation towards the walks is of a much plainer description, and has an appearance of majestic... | |
 | Cambridge (England) - 1837 - 318 pages
...the gates of Old Bethlehem Hospital. In the centre arch of the lower story is a fine bas-relief of Ptolemy receiving the new Greek version of the Scriptures from the seventy interpreters. The elevation towards the walks has an air of majestic simplicity: the principal decorations are three... | |
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Gibber, the Poet Laureate) who became so deservedly celebrated for the two figures of Raging, and Melancholy Madness, on the gates of Old Bethlehem Hospital. In the centre arch of the lower story is a fine Bas-relief of Ptolemy receiving the new Greek... 