. Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward . lars lived ; and to theeast is the Place Maubert, of dread memories, for there wereburnt many a Protestant martyr, and the famous printer-philosopher, Etienne Dolet, whose statue in bronze standson the Place. Yet further south, near the site of the oldCarmelite monastery in the Rue des Carmes, stood, at No. 15,the Italian College (College des Lombards). Much of this hostel of the poor Italian scholars of the charity of OurLady, as rebuilt in 1681 by the efforts of two Irish priests,Michael Kelly and Patrick M
. Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward . lars lived ; and to theeast is the Place Maubert, of dread memories, for there wereburnt many a Protestant martyr, and the famous printer-philosopher, Etienne Dolet, whose statue in bronze standson the Place. Yet further south, near the site of the oldCarmelite monastery in the Rue des Carmes, stood, at No. 15,the Italian College (College des Lombards). Much of this hostel of the poor Italian scholars of the charity of OurLady, as rebuilt in 1681 by the efforts of two Irish priests,Michael Kelly and Patrick Moggin, still remains, includingthe chapel, and is occupied by a Catholic Workmens formerly gave shelter to forty Irish missionary priests andan equal number of poor Irish scholars. Some idea of thevast extent of the ancient foundation will be gained bywalking round to the Rue de la Montagne, where the prin-cipal portal may be seen. If we turn westwards by the Ruedes Ecoles, we shall pass the famous College de France, andsoon reach the Hotel de Cluny, and the remains of the. The Observatory. THE UNIVERSITY QUARTER 287 Roman palace and baths. The ruins and ground were pur-chased by the Abbots of Cluny in 1340, and the presentbeautiful late Gothic mansion was completed for them in1490. It was often let by the abbots, and was occupied byJames V. of Scotland when he came to Paris in 1536 tocelebrate his marriagewith Magdalen,daughter of Francis the frigidarium ofthe baths are the re-mains of the altar toJupiter found underNotre Dame, a statueof the Emperor Julian,and many a relic ofRoman Paris. The abbots delight-ful old mansion is filledwith a rich collectionof mediaeval statues,altar paintings, woodcarvings, ivories, reli-quaries, stained glass,tapestries (among themthe Lady and Unicornseries, the finest everwrought),embroideriesand textile fabrics,enamels and gold-smiths work—all of wondrous beauty and interest. Therooms themselves, with their fine Renaissance chim
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