The decorative work of Robert Adam
Details
Type of record: Book
Title: The decorative work of Robert Adam
Classmark: Bedford Collection D068
Creator(s): Stillman, Damie
Additional creator(s): Adam, Robert (1728-1792) (Other); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner)
Related people: Adam, Robert, 1728-1792; Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
Publisher: Alec Tiranti
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1966
Language: English
Size and medium: viii, 119 pages, 168 unnumbered pages of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/706260
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019597149205181
Description
Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58) and index.
Adam's decorative work : its character and components -- The sources of Adam's decorative style -- The collaborators.
"Attention is focused here on the general interior decorative treatment, the walls, chimney-pieces, ceilings, floors, and decorative accessories. Though mentioned peripherally, exteriors and plans are beyond the scope of this study; and furniture, with the exception of such large pieces as organs, wall cabinets, and bookcases, has been similarly excluded."--Preface.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at D068: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: AS/23.
Access and usage
Access
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