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 323
een executed at the time. The present Literary Research Roomand the contigu-ous apartmentswere subsequentlyadded, but the ex-ternal features ofAdams designwere carefully re-peated, in orderthat the later workmight accord withthe original struc-ture. The balus-traded gallery andthe massive… … Fis 196.—The Domed Saloon or Central Hall,The Register House, Edinburgh. was rendered serviceable for business purposes, while the walls beneaththe balcony were used for the storage of books. The Saloon orCentral Hall measures 50 ft. in diameter, and 26 ft. above the gallerylevel to the top of the…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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