anti-camera

plural anti-cameras

1. alternativeAlternative form of ante-camera.

   The Holy Father then stood conversing with me at the entrance of the Audience Chamber in sight of the crowd of officials and persons waiting in the Anti-camera.

   1886, William Lockhart, “[Antonio] Rosmini’s Scientific Opponents.—III. Journalistic Assassination. (a.d. 1876-1886.)”, in Life of Antonio Rosmini Serbati, Founder of the Institute of Charity, 2nd edition, volume II, London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., […], →OCLC, page 338

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   At the firſt Onſet he had ſmall Encouragement: For he came to Wallingford-Houſe to break with the Duke upon this matter, who was then ſhut up with Dr. Preſton in cloſe Conſultation, where the Great Seal, and the Keeper of it, waited two Hours in the Anti-Camera, and was ſent Home without the Civility of Admiſſion.

   a. 1671, John Hacket, part I, in Scrinia Reserata: A Memorial Offer’d to the Great Deservings of John Williams, D.D. […], London: […] Edw[ard] Jones, for Samuel Lowndes, […], published 1693, →OCLC, page 205

   The idea of the Great Hall was ſuggeſted by the Earl himſelf, from the judicious and learned Palladio’s example of a Baſilica, or tribunal of juſtice, exhibited in his Deſigns for Monſignor Barbaro’s tranſlation of Vitruvius. The tribunal part, or ſemi-circular nich at the upper end, contains the flight of ſteps leading up to the ſaloon, or grand anti-camera; that to the right and left, conducts to the apartments.

   a. 1770, Matthew Brettingham, “Preface”, in The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the Late Earl of Leicester. […], London: […] T. Spilsbury, […] Sold by B. White, […] and S. Leacroft, […], published 1773, →OCLC, page vi

   For nine or ten hours pope and cardinals remained together, the sound of their voices, as they shouted and interrupted one another, heard by the attendants in the anti-camera without.

   1947, Philip Hughes, “‘Facilis Descensus …’, 1471-1517”, in A History of the Church, volume III (The Revolt against the Church: Aquinas to Luther), London: Sheed & Ward, →OCLC, page 430