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 201
the effect of the relief.Only in the case of ceilings of very lofty apartments did RobertAdam adopt such high relief as in this case (Figs. 48, 113). TheHall is 3ii ft. high, measuring to the underside of the beams of theceiling, while its length, not including either of the two recesses,is 49 ft.… … Fig. 112. THE STATE DINING ROOM, SYON HOUSE. AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY WORK 16? In the description in the Works we read : The ante-rooms oneach side (of the Hall) are for the attendance of the servants outof livery, and also for that of tradesmen, etc. ; these are relieved by
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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