Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 317
Fig. 207.—Main Staircask HAr.i., 20 Sr Jamkss Si,)Uarf.. 35 274 IIII- I.I\KS AM) WORK OI ROBERT AND JAMICS ADAM matter tlic l)rothers appear to have been inlUienced l)y I rencharchitects, who had not infrequently used curved forms in theplans of ])ri\;Uc housc^s : in fact, durinjr the period ot… … Iil;. 2oS. Ul.iAIl. OF UaLL-KoOM, 20 iuKT.MAN SQUARE. juste Aurelc Meissonnier ditl not hesitate to use curves ot contra-tlexurc in the ])lans of various rooms. It ma\-, however, be saidthat Robtri Atlam and his brothers never introduced curvedapartments excessively so as to make the general effect…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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