Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 48
doubtless accjuired, knowing that it was requisite that theyshould be intimately informed of the requirements and fashions ofpolite, social life in France. In this re.spect, it is interesting to note howclosely the period of Louis X\l. synchronised with that during whichthe brothers practised in… … Fig. 17.—Adam Akahesque Ornamknt: Ceiling, Back Drawinc.-Koom, IvANsDowNK House. (See Fig. 134.)4 26 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROl^RT AM) JAMES ADAM William Adam, a strict Palladian, collected the plates for his VitruviusScoticus, they are sure to have been familiar with Campbells Xitruvius…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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