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 35
the greatPerrault; both were theobjects of the petulantsarcasms of factious menof letters, and both have left some of the fairest ornaments whichto this day decorate their several countries — the facade of theLouvre, Blenheim, and Castle Howard. In addition to designing buildings, Vanbrugh also… … Fig. 8.- -St Mary-le-Strand from the West.James Gibbs, Architect. INTRODUCTORY NOTE 13 commenced. Fig. 9 is a birds-eye view of the pile from aneighteenth-century engraving. Vanbrughs knowledge of buildingwas probably acquired prior to the year 1695, when he was madeSecretary to the Commission of…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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