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114:, he had imagined the latter to be also the work of John of Padua, and this was all the proof he had of it. Upon looking at these gates I plainly see that they might very well be the work of one man. From the College books I find that the east side, in which are the Portae Virtutis and Sapientiae, was built in 1566 and 1576." Gray goes on to quote a Latin entry in the books of 1575, ascribing the design of the Gate of Honour (Porta Honoris) to Dr Caius himself instead (
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As the result of the poor documentation surrounding John of Padua, little is reliably known of his work outside of royal patronage. Today, though as
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In 1544, Padua was created by royal patent "Devisor of His
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