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[1] Preliminary designs for an entrance gate to Holyroodhouse, ND, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/180
Purpose
[1] Preliminary designs for an entrance gate to Holyroodhouse, ND, unexecuted
Aspect
Upper: Elevation of entrance gates comprising a central carriage arch surmounted by a crenelated tower with a raised plinth and sphinx. The arch is flanked by two crenelated turrets, side gates in walls and single-storey round towers with conical roofs. The entire elevation is adorned with machicolated cornices and there are a mixture of arched windows, square windows and oculi
Lower: Alternative elevation comprising a central carriage arch flanked by two-storey turrets with pepper-pot roofs, side gates in single-storey walls, and round towers with pepper-pot roofs. The entire elevation, except for the turrets, is crenelated, the central and outer bays are adorned with machicolated cornices, the side gates have urns above, and there are a mixture of slit windows, cross windows, and oculi
Scale
to a rough scale
Inscribed
(in pencil) Gate for Holyrood House Edingh
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (188x226)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand
Adam office hand
Watermark
Crowned cartouche [in part]
Literature
Bolton, II, 1922, p. 11
Further literary references in scheme notes
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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