Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 197
effect cf the relief.Only in the case of ceilings of very lofty apartments did RobertAdam adopt such high relief as in this case (Iigs. 48, 113). TheHall is 31.V ft. high, measuring to the underside of the beams of theceiling, while its length, not including either of the two recesses,is 49 ft. 3… … I Fig. 112. THE STATE DINING ROOM, SYON HOUSE. ^ AND OTHER CONTKMPORARV WORK 163 111 the description in the Works \vc read: The ante-rooms oneach side (of the Hall) are for the attendance of the servants outof livery, antl also Tt that of tradesmen, etc. : these are relieved by
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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