Modern cabinet work, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinet work & furniture with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction; illustrated by over 1000 practical workshop drawings, photographs & original designs . The brothers Robert and James Adam Were architectswho, during the years from 1750 to 1790, designed many large houses in London,including the Adelphi and Portland Place. The furniture associated with theirname was designed for the houses, which were built in classic style and decoratedwith delicate Roman
Modern cabinet work, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinet work & furniture with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction; illustrated by over 1000 practical workshop drawings, photographs & original designs . The brothers Robert and James Adam Were architectswho, during the years from 1750 to 1790, designed many large houses in London,including the Adelphi and Portland Place. The furniture associated with theirname was designed for the houses, which were built in classic style and decoratedwith delicate Roman details. Classic mouldings; dentil, egg and tongue,acanthus ; vase and urn ; swags, husks, scrolls, mythical figures, key borders,garlands and wreaths, honeysuckle, pateras, flutes and reeds, were all treatedwith particular refinement and painted or stuccoed on walls and ceilings, carvedon furniture, woven into carpets, or cast on fireplaces. Much of their furniturewas painted and gilt, the painting being done by such notable artists as AngelicaKauffmann, Pergolesi, and Cipriani. There are many designers of furniture whose names are not so well knownas those already given, but they deserve some mention here. M. Lock and H. Copeland published A New Book of Ornaments in XXX w H < Oh. <H o H 5 < SP â ^ s6
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