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inspect the Choir and the imposing lateral *Portals. To the N. of
the cathedral is the Eriks Källa (PI. 25), or Spring of St. Eric,
which is said to have burst forth on the spot where the saint was
killed.
To the W. of the cathedral rises the large new building of the
University (PI. 31; D, 3, 4), erected in 1877-86. The University,
founded by Sten Sture in 1477 and richly endowed by Gnstavus
Adolphus, is now attended by about 1800 students. There are
over 50 professors, and as many lectnrers and tutors.
On entering the university each student is bound to attach himself
to one of the thirteen ‘nations’, each of which, somewhat like the
colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, possesses its own buildings, presided
over by curators, inspectors, and a committee of management. The
members of each nation are divided into seniores. juniores, and
re-centiores. On the choice of a ‘nation’ depends to a great extent the
character of the student’s education and his future career, and each
retains his rights of membership for life. Duelling, to which severe
penalties were attached by a law of 1682, has long been unknown in
Sweden. One of the chief ‘national’ recreations is quartett-singing.
To the S. of the cathedral is the Trefaldighets-Kyrka (Pl. 30;
B, C, 4), or Bondkyrka{f church of the Trinity’, or ‘of the peasants’),
an older edifice than the cathedral, but now uninteresting. It
belongs to the rural part of the parish of Upsala. Farther on is
the Odins Lund (PI. 21; B, 4), a promenade adorned with an
obelisk to the memory of Gnstavus Adolphus. We next reach the
Carolina RediviWa\T\. 2; B, 4 ; adm., see p.359), a handsome
building (with fine view from the flight of steps) containing the
valuable library of the university (230,000 vols. and 7000 MSS.),
the chief treasure of which is the famous * Codex Argenteus, a
translation of the four Gospels into Moeso-Gothic by Bishop Utphitas,
dating from about thé second half of the 4th century, written on
187 leaves of parchment in gold and silver letters on a reddish
ground. This precious MS., which was captured in the Thirty Years’
War, was presented by Queen Christina to Yossius, her librarian,
and was pnrchased from him for 400 crowns by De la Gardie, the
chancellor of the university. It is to this work of Ulphilas that we
are almost exclusively indebted for our knowledge of the ancient
Gothic language, which stands nearly in the same relation to the
Germanic languages as Sanscrit to the whole Aryan family.
In front of the library is the Carolina Park (Pl. B, 4), with a
Monument of CharlesXIV. John (Bernadotte, d. 1844), by Fogelberg,
and numerous ltunic stones. To the S.W. of the park rises the
handsome Chemical Laboratory (Pl. B, 4), with the Physical Cabinet
(adm., see p. 359).
A little farther on in the same direction is the Botanic Garden
(‘botaniska trädgården; Pl. A, 5), which is always open to the
public. The botanical lecture-room contains a marble Statue of
Lin-nceus by Byström. The celebrated botanist resided at No. 27
Svart-båcks-Gatan (PI. 11; C, 3), Jmd in summer at Htfonmarby (p. 355).
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