[97] I should not have known of the existence of this sarcophagus had it not been figured, accurately enough on the whole, in _Le Palais de Scaurus_, by Mazois, published at Paris in 1822. The sarcophagus had passed through the hands of several collectors since Mazois figured it, and I had a long and amusing search for it. [98] _Mittheilungen des K. D. Archaeologischen Instituts Rom_, 1900, Band XV. p. 171. Der Sarkophag eines Arztes. [99] The inscription is printed in full in _Antike Bilderwerke in Rom ... beschrieben von Friedrich Matz., und F. von Duhn_, 3 vols., 8vo. Leipzig, 1881, Vol. II. p. 346, No. 3127^*. [100] Garrucci, _Arte Christiana_, Vol. IV. p. 39. It would appear from some curious drawings on glass figured by Garrucci, _ut supra_ Pl. 490, that the Jews used presses of similar design in their synagogues to contain the rolls of the law. [101] The original of this picture is 18 in. high by 9-3/4 in. broad, including the border. It could not be photographed, and therefore, through the kind offices of Miss G. Dixon, and Signor Biagi, Librarian of the Laurentian Library, the services of a thoroughly capable artist, Professor Attilio Formilli, were secured to make an exact copy in water colours. This he has done with singular taste and skill. My figure has been reduced from this copy. The press has also been figured in outline by Garrucci, _Arte Christiana_, Vol. III., Pl. 126. [102] The romantic story of the _Codex Amiatinus_ is fully narrated by Mr H. J. White in _Studia Biblica et Ecclesiastica_, 8vo. Oxf. 1890, II. pp. 273-308. [103] The _Octateuch_, or, the five books of Moses, with the addition of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. [104] _Consol. Philosoph._, Book I. Ch. 5. Nec bibliothecae potius comptos ebore ac vitro parietes quam tuae mentis sedem requiro. [105] _Origines_, Book VI. Ch. ii. Cum peritiores architecti neque aurea lacunaria ponenda in bibliothecis putent neque pavimenta alia quam a Carysteo marmore, quod auri fulgor hebetat et Carystei viriditas reficiat oculos. [106] _Apol. adv. Rufinum_, ii. 20: Opera, ed. Vallarsi, II. 549. [107] _De Origine Historia Indicibus scrinii et bibliothecae Sedis Apostolicae commentatio Ioannis Baptistae de Rossi...._ 4to. Romae, 1886, Chapter V. A brief, but accurate, summary of his account will be found in Lanciani's _Ancient Rome_, 8vo. 1888, pp. 187-190. Father C. J. Ehrle has given me much help on this difficult question. [108] _Sidonii Apollinaris Opera_, ed. Sirmondi. 4to. Paris, 1652. Notes, p. 33. The words of this letter, which I have translated very freely, are as follows: