Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 43
less thinking of this when he wrote, in aletter to Lord Karnes, the detail of our profession comes naturallyto the man who understands its great principles, in the laws of beautyand grandeur. The architect who begins with minutia, he con-tinued, will never rise abo\ e the race of those reptile… … ■ig. 13.—Inlaid Table Top, Harkwoou House, Yorkshire.(See also Fig. 148.) sume to find fault with the compositions, or to decry the labours ofother authors ; many of whom have much merit and deserve greatpraise. Our aml:)ition is to share with others, not to appropriate toourselves the applause of…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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