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Robert Adam
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Author : Richard John
language : en
Publisher: Images Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Robert Adam written by Richard John and has been published by Images Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.
This addition to the 'New Classicists' series features the work of Robert Adam Architects Ltd, one of the leading practitioners of of traditional design in the UK. The practice manages a broad portfolio of work including house conversions and additions.
Robert Adam Artist And Architect
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Author : Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
Robert Adam Artist And Architect written by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with Architecture categories.
Robert Adam Artist And Architect
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Author : Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Robert Adam Artist And Architect written by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Architecture categories.
Excerpt from Robert Adam, Artist and Architect: His Works and His System It will be seen from the list of societies to whom I retailed my Adam story, that I went pretty far afield, and brought the subject before a fairly representative audience. These were The Society of Arts-who gave me the silver medal for my performance - The Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts; The London Society of Architects; The Architectural Societies of, Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Oxford, Glasgow, Newcastle, Carlisle, Birmingham, Dublin, Hull, York, Bath, Sheffield. These visits were exceedingly interesting. I was always cordially received, and I could see that the hearers were much interested in a subject to which hitherto but little attention had been paid. It was a difficult and even awkward situation to be speaking in presence of experts. I found the best way was to say out plainly what I thought on the matter, and say it boldly, without showing hesitation, or the fear of falling into mistakes or of displaying one's ignorance. My preservation was an unaffected enthusiasm for Adam and all his work, with a native instinct for what was artistic. At these lectures of mine, sometimes the attendance was large, at other times rather moderate; but the students were always attracted; I calculate that on the whole I must have brought the subject within the knowledge of some thousands, and many of these must have worked on, or have been led to take up the matter, to apply it and study it seriously. Nor was I slack in the direction of writing. From the earliest days, old buildings having grace and beauty had always' the most extraordinary attraction for me. I am ashamed to say none of the boasted scenes of nature - the mountains, lakes and plains - appealed to me in the way that a small ancient town did. In a building - particularly of the renaissance type - there seemed to be something more living and suggestive. A well-designed building was company - it seemed to speak. I had a particular delight in the renaissance buildings, on account, I believe, of the sincerity and unobtrusiveness of their ornamentation, with a sort of general delicacy of treat ment. The old classical or Greek elements seemed to me to be a little obtrusive and coarse, also a little uninteresting. The cornices and pediments stood out and claimed attention noisily. To see a picture even of one of these palaces affects one, their ornamentation is so telling, and yet so retiring. Adam's work always offered much of this charm and feeling, its detail invariably interested and attracted the eye, or set the mind in motion. There was always some striking or graceful little arrangement that repaid inspection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Robert Adam Artist And Architect
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Author : Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-03
Robert Adam Artist And Architect written by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Robert Adam S London
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Author : Frances Sands
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2016-11-30
Robert Adam S London written by Frances Sands and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-30 with Architecture categories.
The iconic eighteenth-century architect Robert Adam was based in London for more than half of his life and made more designs for this one city than anywhere else in the world. This book reviews a wide variety of his designs for London, highlighting lesser-known buildings as well as familiar ones.
The Work Of Robert Adam
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Author : Geoffrey Beard
language : en
Publisher: Nicholson
Release Date : 1978
The Work Of Robert Adam written by Geoffrey Beard and has been published by Nicholson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Architects categories.
"This book, a visual survey of much of Adam's work, provides ample material for a critical appraisal of the development of Adam as architect and designer."--Book jacket.
Dr Johnson S Friend And Robert Adam S Client Topham Beauclerk
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Author : David Noy
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-11
Dr Johnson S Friend And Robert Adam S Client Topham Beauclerk written by David Noy and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Dr Johnson said that he would walk to the ends of the earth to save Beauclerk. Other people who claimed to be his friends rejoiced at his early death. How did the beautiful youth of Francis Coates’ 1756 portrait become a man whose greatest claim to fame was causing an infestation of lice at Blenheim Palace through lack of personal hygiene? A great-grandson of Charles II and Nell Gwyn, he lived a privileged life thanks to fortuitously inherited wealth. He employed Robert Adam to build him a house at Muswell Hill which has almost completely disappeared from the records of Adam’s work due to a dispute about the bill. He was one of the leading book-collectors of the time, with a library of 30,000 volumes whose sale after his death was a major literary event. He also used his wealth to indulge interests in science and astronomy and a passion for gambling. As a result, he ran through his inheritance as quickly as he could sell it, falling into ever-increasing debt as his lawyer grew richer. Beauclerk knew all the leading figures of the British and French Enlightenments. He was a friend of Johnson, Adam Smith, David Hume, Horace Walpole, Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Wilkes and David Garrick. He met Rousseau and Voltaire, and immersed himself in French salon culture. He could charm people when he chose to, but did not always try. Recently he has been overshadowed by his wife, Lady Di (née Spencer), whose life by Carola Hicks (Improper Pursuits, 2001) has made her artistic talent and unconventional life well-known. The story of their adultery and marriage has not previously been told from Beauclerk’s point of view, and many other inaccuracies have crept into authoritative works such as the ODNB; he is regularly and unfairly dismissed as a bad husband. This biography shows that he was much more than the close associate of Johnson known from the pages of Boswell: a man of widely varied interests, from the Grand Tour to the contemporary theatre, who lived Enlightenment life to the full in a way which would not have been possible a generation earlier or later. Based on research in unpublished letters, legal documents and financial records, including some concerning the Adam house, as well as published diaries, letters and memoirs, it shows that he may have left no enduring legacy of his many talents, as even his friends admitted, but he made the most of all the opportunities available and lived a fascinating life which illuminates every aspect of Georgian elite society, from auctions to zoology, from care of one’s wig to building an observatory, and from mishaps in Venice to sea-therapy in Brighton.
The Furniture Of Robert Adam
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Author : Eileen Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
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Robert Adam His Style
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Author : Robert Adam
language : en
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design
Release Date : 1982
Robert Adam His Style written by Robert Adam and has been published by New York, N.Y. : Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Architecture categories.
The Work Of Robert Adam
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Author : Geoffrey Beard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Work Of Robert Adam written by Geoffrey Beard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Architects categories.