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Cantor lectures on the architecture and decoration of Robert Adam and Sir John Soane.. (1920)

Bolton, Arthur T. (Arthur Thomas), b. 1864 · London: W. Clowes & Sons, Ltd. · leaf 26

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signs in colour and pencil, some ofwhich were used, while others remain as studies,exist. Every detail was brought into the scheme,furniture, grates, fire-irons and fenders, alltestify to the thoroughness and comprehensivecharacter of his work as an architect. The Salon, or Rotunda, into which the… … 1« Po w o 24 two feet high. The usual diameter of Adamrotundas is about thirty feet. The coffered dome is very pleasant in scaleand treatment, and there is great charm in thelighting effect. The decorative tablet panels surmounted bycandelabra on the walls are notable pieces ofstucco work. The…

Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Soane, John, Sir, 1753-1837 · Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) · Architecture

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