The Palladian style dominated British architecture for most of the 1700s; until the rise of the Adam style; which held sway for the final decades of the eighteenth century. Brothers Robert and James Adam were almost single-handedly responsible for infusing Georgian architecture with the sensibilities and elements of classical Hellenic and Latinate design. Their elegant; sophisticated form of Neoclassicism affected not only architecture; but also interior design; furniture design; and landscaping.The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam; one of the most celebrated books in architectural history; consists of the brothers own selections of illustrations from their commissions. Dating from the 1770s; these 106 illustrated plates epitomize the style that influenced generations of British and American architectural and furniture designs. Created by some of the finest commercial engravers of the age — including four plates by Piranesi — these illustrations are painstakingly reproduced in perfect detail and clarity. The original text imparts the Adams own esthetic and practical aims; and an informative introduction places the brothers work in historical perspective.
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