Richard Tames' book explores the life and work of one of the most important figures in eighteenth-century architecture and a key influence on the work of Sir John Soane. As it was by his contemporaries, the name of Adam is today equated with taste, style and elegance and since his death the term 'Adamesque' has been used to describe not only ceilings, doorways and fireplaces but objects as various as the City Hall in Charleston and a chamber-pot. A university drop-out, Adam still made his own scholarly contribution to the understanding of classical architecture and was a talented painter as well. As visionary in the decoration of interiors as he was ingenious in the design of exteriors, Adam was more often responsible for the renovation, alteration or completion of existing buildings than for the creation of entirely new ones. Best known perhaps for his work on great private reisdence such as Syon, Kenwood, Osterley, Kedleston, Saltram and Culzean, Adam was also responsible for churches and tombs, monuments and market-halls and for such public commissions as the Admiralty Screen in Whitehall and Britain's first purpose-built public archive, The Register House in Edinburgh. Soane was an enthusiastic collector of the drawings of the office of Robert and James Adam, and the Museum's collection holds over 80% of all known drawings from the office of one of the greatest eighteenth-century architects. Paperback, 48pp 210 x 149mm Due to Museum opening times, orders are shipped Tuesday to Friday. We aim to ship orders within two working days of the order being placed. UK orders are shipped using Royal Mail 1st Class postage or via UPS. Delivery to the rest of the world is UPS or Standard Shipping and will have longer delivery time. At the moment, we are unable to ship to Europe. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding expected arrival dates.
