Robert Adam is the only architect whose name appears in the "Oxford English Dictionary" to define a distinctive style, not only of architecture, but also of furniture and interior design. Given his pre-eminence it is not surprising that barely a year has passed since 1913 in which "Country Life" has not featured at least one article on Adam's work, and the magazine has accumulated an unrivalled archive of photographs of his buildings and their interiors. In this new book, Eileen Harris sets out to provide a pictorial survey ...
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Robert Adam is the only architect whose name appears in the "Oxford English Dictionary" to define a distinctive style, not only of architecture, but also of furniture and interior design. Given his pre-eminence it is not surprising that barely a year has passed since 1913 in which "Country Life" has not featured at least one article on Adam's work, and the magazine has accumulated an unrivalled archive of photographs of his buildings and their interiors. In this new book, Eileen Harris sets out to provide a pictorial survey of Adam's country and town houses arranged in chronological order to show the development of his genius, including designs for furniture and interior fittings as well as temples and estate buildings,. The book also illustrates the way in which the use and presentation of Adam's houses has changed over the course of the past one hundred years, making it a record of social change as well as architectural achievement. The country houses which are featured range from the works of the early 1760s, such as Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, Syon House in Middlesex and Audley End in Essex, through the masterpieces of his maturity, which include Osterley Park and Kenwood near London and Harewood House in Yorkshire, to the later designs of the 1770s and 80s, including Culzean Castle in Scotland and Headfort House in Ireland. The book also covers ten of his most important town houses and a variety of other buildings from Croome Church to Kedleston's Fishing Temple. No visual survey of Adam's work on this scale for the general reader has appeared for over thirty years and the superb quality of the photography and the reproduction make this book an unrivalled record of the most versatile and productive architect of the eighteenth century. This title is the latest addition to the sumptuous "Country Life" series. It covers the work of the man who was one of the greatest British architects and certainly the country's most famous interior designer. It is illustrated with the pick of "Country Life's" archive of photographs of Adam houses taken over the past ninety years. It is written by the foremost living authority on Adam's work.
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Large 4to. pp 192. Original publishers black cloth lettered gilt on spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. ISBN 10: 1845132637 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Good. Jacket is edgeworn with nicks & tear to front. Light scuffs & scratches, faded. Light wear & bumps to board edges. Content is very good. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color.
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Used-Very Good. Robert Adam is the only architect whose name appears in the 'Oxford English Dictionary' to define a distinctive style, not only of architecture, but also of furniture and interior design. Given his preeminence, it is not surprising that barely a year has passed since 1913 in which 'Country Life' did not feature at least one article on Adam's work, and the magazine has accumulated an unrivaled archive of photographs of his buildings and their interiors. This book sets out to provide a pictorial survey of Adam's country and town houses arranged in chronological order to show the development of his genius, including designs for furniture and interior fittings, as well as temples and estate buildings. The way in which the use and presentation of Adam's houses has changed over the course of the past century also emerges, providing a record of social change as well as architectural achievement. Ten of his most important town houses are covered, as well as a variety of other buildings from Croome Church to Kedleston's Fishing Temple. No visual survey of Adam's work on this scale for the general reader has appeared for more than 30 years; the superb quality of the photography and reproduction make this book an unmatched record of one of the most versatile and productive architects of the 18th century.
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VG/VG(Both boards and DJ show minimal shelfwear, but two small slices in spine; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid) Black buckram, gilt letters on spine, blue & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 192 pp., profusely illus., mostly in BW. Showcases the work of British architect Robert Adams (1728-92), as published in articles found in the periodical Country Life. "Eileen Harris...has made a selection of two hundred of the archive's finest images to provide an illuminating study of twenty-two of Adam's masterpieces: his great country houses and his glamorous London houses. Arranged chronologically, they show the development of Adam's style of domestic architecture and decoration: his intricate planning and breathtaking interiors, including furniture and fittings, which demonstrate the enormous range of his genius." (dj) Uncommon.
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