The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors
New Haven and London: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art / Yale University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Red-orange cloth; Color illus. dj.; illus. flyleaves, 378 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color; weighs 5.5 lbs. VG. Item #124954
ISBN: 9780300081299
"Robert Adams [1728-1792] 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 Adam's achievement. ... [This book] considers in detail the interaction of each of these elements in nineteen of Adam's most accomplished interior projects, including some of the most famous British country houses and London town houses." (dj) Featured are: Kedleston Hall, Croome Court, Coventry House, Syon House, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland House, Bowood House, Landsdowne House, Harewood House, Osterley Park, Kenwood, Nostell Priory, Newby Hall, Saltram, Luton Hoo, 20 St. James Square, Derby House, Home House, and Culzean Castle.
Price: $200.00