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Arbiter of elegance : a biography of Robert Adam

Graham, Roderick, 1934-2009
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Roderick Graham follows Adam's life and career from schooldays in Edinburgh through study in Italy and the establishment of his architectural practice in London. It explains his passionate ambition, not only to excel as an architect, but to be accepted as a gentlemen in that most snobbish period of our history.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2009.
Collation:
xviii, 382 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Hardback.
ISBN:
9781841588025 (hbk)1841588024 (hbk)
Dewey class:
720.9'2920ADA720.92
Local class:
920.ADAB ADALR920ADA
Language:
English
BRN:
648355
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