SYNOPSIS, 
8fc. 
On entering the gate of the Museum, a spacious 
quadrangle presents itself, with an Tonic colon¬ 
nade on the south side, and the main building* on 
the north $ the two wings being allotted for the 
dwellings of the Officers. The Architect, Peter 
Paget, a native of Marseilles, and an artist of the 
first eminence in his time, was sent over from Paris 
by Ralph, first Duke of Montagu, for the sole 
purpose of constructing this splendid Mansion. 
GROUND FLOOR. 
LIBRARY OF BOOKS. 
The first floor, consisting of sixteen rooms, con¬ 
tains the Library of Printed Books. Strangers are 
not admitted into these apartments, as the 
b mere 
* The building measures 216 feet in length, and 5 7 in height, to the top 
ot the cornice. 
Library of 
Printed 
Books. 
