Editing St John's College, Cambridge (section)

===Library===
{{main|St John's College Old Library, Cambridge}}

The Old Library was built in 1624, largely with funds donated by [[John Williams (archbishop of York)|John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln]]. Hearing of the college's urgent need for greater library space, Williams donated £1,200 anonymously, later revealing his identity and donating a total of £2,011 towards the library's total cost of £3,000.<ref>'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press, p. 20.</ref> The library's bay window overlooks the River Cam and bears the letters "ILCS" on it, standing for ''Iohannes Lincolniensis Custos Sigilli'', or "John of Lincoln, Keeper of the Seal". The original intention of the college had been to construct an elegant classical building supported by pillared porticos, but Bishop Williams insisted on a more traditional design. Thus, though the college lays claim to too few examples of [[Neoclassical architecture|neo-classical]] design, the library stands as one of the earliest examples of English [[neo-Gothic]] architecture.