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The Genius of Robert Adam
Eileen Harris
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Pages: 400
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: Sep 2001
Stock Code: 26280
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Robert Adam was one of the greatest British architects of the later eighteenth century. So widespread was his influence as a decorator and furniture designer that his name has become a household word.
But it is the synthesis of architecture, planning, and decoration that stands at the heart of Adams achievement, as Eileen Harris shows in this elegantly illustrated book. She considers in detail the interaction of each of these elements in nineteen of Adams most accomplished interior projects, including some of the most famous British country houses and London town houses.
Most of Adams 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.
But it is the synthesis of architecture, planning, and decoration that stands at the heart of Adams achievement, as Eileen Harris shows in this elegantly illustrated book. She considers in detail the interaction of each of these elements in nineteen of Adams most accomplished interior projects, including some of the most famous British country houses and London town houses.
Most of Adams 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.
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