SM Adam volume 50/8

[14] Finished drawing for the library, 1773, possibly executed

Plan and laid-out wall elevations of a three-by-three-bay room, with one elevation containing a central chimneypiece, with tapering fluted pilaster stiles, and capitals containing paterae. The frieze is ornamented with rosettes and festoons, and there is a central tablet containing an urn. Above the chimneypiece there is a figurative panel, and flanking the chimneypiece there are Doric pilasters, formed with a plinth ornamented with paterae. The pilasters are ornamented with decorative panels depicting tripods supporting urns, tablets and cameos, and this is flanked by Corinthian pilasters, with capitals containing rosettes, and a frieze of fluting. Beyond the pilasters there are doors and further pilasters, with decorative panels containing drop calyx flanked by Corinthian pilasters. Above the doors and chimneypiece there is a frieze of rosettes and arabesques, and three semi-circular panels containing half-rosettes set within a band of Vitruvian scroll, a fan, and a band of continuous circles enclosing rosettes To the left there is an elevation containing two windows, with a dado ornamented with festoons and a band of guilloche. The windows have cornices ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips and surmounted by anthemia, and above this there is a frieze of masks set within roundels. The pier contains a table with turned feet and wrapped legs. The table frieze is ornamented with festoons and rosettes, and there is an apron of foil and a band of laurel leaf tips above. The table is surmounted by an oval mirror frame flanked by terms and surmounted by a wreath flanked by festoons and rosettes, all set within a panel. Above this there is a frieze of fluting and a figurative panel Opposite there is an elevation containing a pair of jib doors with dados ornamented with festoons, and these are flanked by paired Corinthian pilasters with ornamental panels. Between the doors there is a bookcase with a dado ornamented with festoons, and above all this there is a frieze of arabesques and further semi-circular compartments. Above the compartments there is a central panel containing half-rosettes, and this is flanked by figurative tablets, with a frieze of masks set within roundels above Opposite the principal entrance there is an elevation containing two bookcases and a false bookcase forming a hidden door. The bookcases have dados ornamented with festoons, and they are flanked by paired Corinthian pilasters with ornamental panels. The bookcases have a frieze of arabesques, and surmounting this there are semi-circular compartments, with an ornamental panel flanked by figurative tablets and a frieze of masks set within roundels above