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OverviewRobert Adam is perhaps the best known of all British architects, the only one whose name denotes both a style and an era. The new decorative language he introduced at Kedleston and Syon around 1760 put him at the forefront of dynamic changes taking place in 18th-century British architecture. His later claim that his practice with his brother James had effected ‘a kind of revolution’ in design was no idle boast. Their style dominated the later Georgian period and their influence was widespread, not only in Western Europe but in Russia and North America. But for such a well-known figure, much of Robert Adam’s art still remains poorly understood. This new study, based on papers given at a Georgian Group symposium in 2015, looks afresh at many aspects of the Adam brothers’ oeuvre, such as interior planning, their use of colour, the influence of classical sources, their involvement in the art market, town planning and building speculation, and Robert Adam’s late picturesque drawings and castle designs – all within the context of the Adam family background and their personal and working relationships. The Scottish architecture of Robert and James’s older brother, John, is also assessed. There are essays by established Adam experts as well as contributions from a younger generation of historians and postdoctoral scholars, one of the book’s aims being to stimulate further research on the Adams’ contribution to British architecture, art and design. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colin Thom (UCL Faculty of the Built Environment, The Bartlett School of Architecture / UCL (United Kingdom))Publisher: Historic England Imprint: Historic England ISBN: 9781848023598ISBN 10: 1848023596 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 15 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: 'Some promising young men': Robert Adam and his brothers Colin Thom 1. Johnnie, the eldest Adam Brother Alistair Rowan 2. 'Antique Mad': the Adams as dealers and their stock of Antiquities Jonathan Yarker 3. Context and Attribution: Antonio Zucchi's Portrait of James Adam (1763) Jerzy J. Kierkuc-Bielinski 4. 'The true style of antique decoration': Agostino Brunias and the birth of the Adam style at Kedleston Hall and Syon House Adriano Aymonino 5. Robert Adam's Scenographic Interiors Miranda Hausberg 6. Design by Correspondence: Robert Adam and Headfort House Conor Lucey 7. A 'Classical Goth': Robert Adam's engagement with medieval architecture Peter N. Lindfield 8. The Ingenious Mr Adam David King 9. The Adam Brothers and Portland Place: A reassessment Colin Thom 10. Temporal sublime: Robert Adam's castle style and geology in the Scottish Enlightenment Marrikka Trotter 11. 'The Parent Style or the Original Sin': The Adam revival in America Eileen HarrisReviewsReviews 'The publication of new research by a number of top scholars in the field will help architects and general enthusiasts alike to approach [the story of the Adam brothers and the role of Robert] with fresh understanding. This book, subtitled New light on Britain's leading architectural family, links a number of important strands and makes for compelling reading.' Jeremy Musson, Country Life 'Despite the vast quantity of existing work on the Adam Brothers - John, Robert, James, and William - this brilliantly edited volume treads a new path in the field of Adam Studies [...] The individually authored and thematically focused chapters explore a range of topics from the collecting and dealing of antiques to architectural style, planning, and construction - offering a wide range and also extremely detailed fresh looks at the Adam architectural family.'Sydney Ayers, HBA Reviews 'The publication of new research by a number of top scholars in the field will help architects and general enthusiasts alike to approach [the story of the Adam brothers and the role of Robert] with fresh understanding. This book, subtitled New light on Britain's leading architectural family, links a number of important strands and makes for compelling reading.' Jeremy Musson, Country Life Author InformationColin Thom is a Senior Research Associate with the Survey of London at UCL's Bartlett School of Architecture and an expert on the work of the Adam brothers. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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