The works in architecture of Robert and James Adam / with an introduction by Henry Hope Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adam, Robert, 1728-1792.

Contributor:

Adam, James, 1732-1794.

Reed, Henry Hope

ProQuest ebook central.

Gemmill Family Book Fund.

Standardized Title:

Works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, Esquires

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adam, Robert, 1728-1792.

Adam, Robert.

Adam, James, 1732-1794.

Adam, James.

Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Great Britain.

Neoclassicism (Architecture).

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 23 pages, 105 pages of plates) : chiefly illustrations

Edition:

Dover edition.

Place of Publication:

Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

One of the most celebrated books in architectural history, this volume consists of the Adam brothers' own selections of illustrations from their high-profile commissions. Dating from the 1770s, these 106 illustrated plates epitomize the style that influenced generations of British and American architectural and furniture designs. Created by some of the finest commercial engravers of the age--including four plates by Piranesi--these illustrations are painstakingly reproduced in perfect detail and clarity. The original text imparts the Adams' own esthetic and practical aims, and an informative introduction places the brothers' work in historical perspective.

Notes:

Originally published: The works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, Esquires. London, v. 1, 1778; v. 2-3, 1822. With new introd.

Includes bibliographical references (page viii).

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gemmill Family Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780486156972

0486156974

Publisher Number:

99984290344

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.