Robert Adam & his brothers : their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B.T. Batsford · leaf 135
The simply designed mahogany book-cases also add to the interest of the room. Upon the slightly pulvi-nated frieze at the top, the favourite band of fluting may be seen,hut it occurs besides in the narrow margin around the panels of themahogany doors. The Drawing-Room ceiling, illustrated in Fig.… … Iig- 79-—On,T Sofa, Dkawj.nu-Rijom, Kelpleston. bears a resemblance in some respects to the work of the elder Adam,the detail being massive compared to the later style of the brothers.Around the room, beneath the cove, a consoled cornice has beencarried, but in this instance no frieze occurs. The…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture
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