Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 30
that helpedhim to find new expression in his work, and to record some indicationof national temperament and personal individuality. The so-calledpurists who succeeded Wren, and reverted more closely to the style ofPalladio, posses.sed but a [)art of his powers, and, unable to appreciatethe grandeur… … Fig. 6.—St Stephkns, Wai.bkook. Sir Christopher Wren, Arcliitect. lo THE LIVKS WD WORK OF ROBERT AM) JAMKS AUAM manner and achieve nobler effects. Amonj^^ the pseudo-purists wasCoHn Campbell, a capable designer, and the compiler of the firstthree volumes of the Xitruvius Brilannicus, and…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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