The genius of Robert Adam: his interiors

"...It is the synthesis of architecture, planning, and decoration that stands at the heart of Adam's achievement, as Eileen Harris shows in this enlightening book. She considers in detail the interaction of each of these elements in nineteen of Adam's most accomplished interior projec...

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1. Verfasser: Harris, Eileen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press [2001]
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Zusammenfassung:"...It is the synthesis of architecture, planning, and decoration that stands at the heart of Adam's achievement, as Eileen Harris shows in this enlightening book. She considers in detail the interaction of each of these elements in nineteen of Adam's most accomplished interior projects, including some of the most famous British country houses and London town houses. Most of Adam's enormous body of work was in preexisting houses; the challenges of remodeling stimulated his inventive imagination, and he became a master at turning awkward situations to advantage. Harris has mined archival sources, including the large collection of drawings from the Adam office at Sir John Soane's Museum in London, and fully examined the houses themselves to discover exactly what Adam did in each project and why"--Publisher's description
Beschreibung:Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on June 21, 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (378 Seiten) 506 Illustrationen (some color), Pläne
ISBN:0300267517
9780300267518
DOI:10.37862/aaeportal.00304

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