Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 131
The simply designed mahogany book-cases also add to the interest of the room. Ipon the slightly pulvi-nated frieze at the top. the favourite band of fluting may be .seen,but it occurs besides in the narrow margin around the panels of themahogany doors. The Drawing-Room ceiling, illustrated in big.… … Fig. 79.—Gilt .Sofa, Dkawing-Room, Kedleston. bears a resemblance in some respects to the work ot 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 · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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