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Creator:
Adam, Robert, 1728–1792
Title(s):
Designs for vases and foliage, composed from the antique / by Robert Adam ... ; engraved by Pastorini.
Published/Created:
London : Sold by Priestley and Weale ..., 1821.
Physical Description:
[13] leaves : all ill. ; 30 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NK4620 A32 1821+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:
http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/865249
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Illustrations engraved by Benedetto Pastorini.
"The theme of architects as book designers is not one which has received much attention, but ... Robert Adam was active in this field ..." (see Colvin, p. 48).
Colvin, H. Biographical dictionary of British architects, p. 48.
Subject Terms:
Architecture -- Details.
Decoration and ornament.
Engraving -- Specimens -- 1821.
Homer. Iliad -- Illustrations.
Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- Great Britain.
Priestley & Weale -- Publisher.
Vases.
Contributors:
Pastorini, Benedetto, b. 1746, engraver.
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