Robert Adam & his brothers : their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B.T. Batsford · leaf 48
had doubtless acquired, knowing that it was requisite that theyshould be intimately informed of the requirements and fashions ofpolite, .social life in France. In this respect, it is interesting to note howclosely the period of Louis XVI. synchronised with that during whichthe brothers practised in… … Fig. 17.—Adam Arabesque Ornament: Ceiling, Back Drawing-Room,Lansdowne House. (See Fig. 134.)4 -6 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JA:\IES ADAM William Adam, a strict Palladian, collected the plates for his XitruviusScoticus, they are sure to have been familiar with Campbells• Xitruvius…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture
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