Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London, B.T. Batsford, ltd., New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 184
Fig. 104.—Entrance Hall, Syon House. (An example ofAdams use of the Doric order.) branches by no means impairing its strength, nor in any danger ofbeing broken off: they will bend down their heads with the beam orentablature that lies upon them and connects them together, as thoseof the Corinthian… … Fig. 105.—Detail, Long Gallery, Syon Housf, showing free treatmentin an Interior, of the Corinthian Capital. i48 THE ALTERATIONS AT SYON HOUSE support upon the upright stem. This I take to be the true origin ofthe Corinthian order. Some other leaf has been substituted as morebeautiful than that of…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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