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[8] Alternative finished drawing for the elevation of the north front of Edinburgh High School, 1777, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 31/24
Purpose
[8] Alternative finished drawing for the elevation of the north front of Edinburgh High School, 1777, unexecuted
Aspect
Same as SM 31/27 with the omission of the central three pedimented bays. The entrance is instead framed by a pedimented aedicule within a recessed arch and the first floor has a Venetian window flanked by arched windows
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
North Front of a new Design for the High School of Edinburgh
Signed and dated
- 6/3/1777
Adelphi / 6th March 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (598x493)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, II, 1922, p. 11
Further literary references in scheme notes
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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