Details the architectural and decorative work executed from the designs of Robert Adams, and those in partnership with his brother James. The designs featured in this book are authenticated pieces and on display to the public.
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Reviews of 'The Complete Works':
"There have been two Scottish works that deserve distinction. One is David King's 'Complete Works of Robert and James Adam' which should be on everyone's shelf."
John Harris, former curator of the RIBA drawings collection
"The author has produced one of those books which is erudite without being pretentious, well informed without being boring; in fact the sort of book that any lover of eighteenth century architecture would relish on his desert island."
Dan Cruickshank, Architects Journal
"King and his publishers have done a grand job...this is a most useful and handsome volume and should be owned by all those interested in the architecture of the second half of the eighteenth century."
James Stevens Curl, Literary Review --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
"There have been two Scottish works that deserve distinction. One is David King's 'Complete Works of Robert and James Adam' which should be on everyone's shelf."
John Harris, former curator of the RIBA drawings collection
"The author has produced one of those books which is erudite without being pretentious, well informed without being boring; in fact the sort of book that any lover of eighteenth century architecture would relish on his desert island."
Dan Cruickshank, Architects Journal
"King and his publishers have done a grand job...this is a most useful and handsome volume and should be owned by all those interested in the architecture of the second half of the eighteenth century."
James Stevens Curl, Literary Review --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
From the Publisher
The original now includes twelve newly discovered built works creating a comprehensive catalogue of the architecture of Robert and James Adam. With 'Unbuilt Adam' 230 unbuilt works are introduced; and as with the 260 executed works, all are described in detail and are well supported by illustrations. From public buildings and country houses to estate buildings, monuments and ceilings, the volume is well informed and erudite, in providing an understanding of the Adam style and design ideas. The book provides invaluable information to the expert and clarity and interest for the general reader.
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This chapter lists and discusses the numerous secular public buildings which were built or remodelled by the Adams, and it is also includes one building, Drummond's Bank, where the Adams did interior work alone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flat sarcophagus, room ceiling design, pleasant ceiling, tall relieving arch, grotesque panels, bowed projection, asymmetrical cottage, grotesque wall panels, iron balconettes, central ground floor bay, low carriage gates, triumphal arch effect, fine coved ceiling, keyboard instrument cases, central block set, attractive plasterwork, little plasterwork, narrow end bays, one pair floor, rectangular conservatory, tripartite doorway, inset paintings, corner bartizans, first floor dressing room, quadrant links Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
James Adam, Robert Adam, Soane Museum, Kedleston Hall, John Adam, Osterley Park, Syon House, Portland Place, Portman Square, Luton Park, Date Drawings, Grosvenor Square, William Adam, Harewood House, Mansfield Street, Sir John, Kirkdale House, Nostell Priory, Culzean Castle, Prince of Wales, Lowther Castle, Bowood House, Charlotte Square, Gosford House, Westminster Abbey New!
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This chapter lists and discusses the numerous secular public buildings which were built or remodelled by the Adams, and it is also includes one building, Drummond's Bank, where the Adams did interior work alone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flat sarcophagus, room ceiling design, pleasant ceiling, tall relieving arch, grotesque panels, bowed projection, asymmetrical cottage, grotesque wall panels, iron balconettes, central ground floor bay, low carriage gates, triumphal arch effect, fine coved ceiling, keyboard instrument cases, central block set, attractive plasterwork, little plasterwork, narrow end bays, one pair floor, rectangular conservatory, tripartite doorway, inset paintings, corner bartizans, first floor dressing room, quadrant links Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
James Adam, Robert Adam, Soane Museum, Kedleston Hall, John Adam, Osterley Park, Syon House, Portland Place, Portman Square, Luton Park, Date Drawings, Grosvenor Square, William Adam, Harewood House, Mansfield Street, Sir John, Kirkdale House, Nostell Priory, Culzean Castle, Prince of Wales, Lowther Castle, Bowood House, Charlotte Square, Gosford House, Westminster Abbey New!
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- Sir William Chambers by John Harris on page 219, page 431, and Back Matter
- Scottish Country Houses: 1600-1914 by Ian Gow on page 431, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Decorative Work of Robert Adam by Damie Stillman on page 433, and Back Matter
- Castles and Mansions (Houses and Homes) by Alan James on page 433, and Back Matter
- The Building of Old College: Adam, Playfair & the University of Edinburgh by Andrew G. Fraser on page 431, and Back Matter
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- Robert Adam: Architectural Heritage IV by John Lowrey on 4 pages
- Architect's Drawings: A selection of sketches by world famous architects through history by Kendra Schank Smith PhD in History Theory Criticism and Representation on page 95
- Women, Space And Utopia 1600–1800 (Women and Gender in the Early Modern World) by Nicole Pohl in Back Matter
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