while the front is neo-classical and in Ketton stone. Built between 1670 and 1703, it has been described as "a highly remarkable classical building of the date". Construction was slow for want of money, but the project was revived after advice was sought from Robert Hooke in 1677. Samuel Pepys made three subscriptions to the building fund. On the front of the building is the painted inscription Bibliotheca Pepysiana 1724 which records the date of arrival of the library; above it are painted Pepys's coat of arms and his motto "Mens cujusque is est quisque" ("The mind's the man" taken from Cicero's De re publica 6.26). References Further reading Bibliotheca Pepysiana, London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1913–40 (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2009; ) pt. 1. "Sea manuscripts, by Dr. J. R. Tanner. – pt. 2. General introduction, by F. Sidgwick, and Early printed books to 1558, by E. Gordon Duff. – pt. 3. Mediaeval manuscripts, by Dr. M. R. James. – pt. 4. Shorthand books, with biographical and bibliographical notes, by W. J. Carlton. Catalogue of the Pepys Library, Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1978–. Vol. 1. Printed Books, Vol.2.i. Ballads, Catalogue, Vol.2.ii. Ballads, Indexes, Vol. 3.i, Prints and Drawings : General, Vol.3.ii, Portraits, Vol. 4, Music, Maps and Calligraphy, Vol. 5.i, Medieval Manuscripts, Vol. 5.ii, Modern Manuscripts, Vol. 6, Bindings, Vol. 7.i-ii, Facsimile, Supplementary Series I, Census. External links Pepys Library website Magdalene College Libraries' Blog Libraries of the University of Cambridge Magdalene College, Cambridge Authors' libraries