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[10] Finished drawing for a section through the College of Justice, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/04
Purpose
[10] Finished drawing for a section through the College of Justice, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section showing a three-storey library in an octagonal tower next to a four-storey staircase and a double-height hall lined with bookcases. The library on the principal floor is double height with a domed ceiling. The libraries on each floor are divided by columns and pilasters, each with a central chimneypiece. The staircase is divided by piers on each level except for the principal floor where it is divided by columns on raised plinths with volute capitals. Below the hall is a large room with double doors within a pedimented moulded architrave with consoles. The section also shows the portico to the east front, and the loggia and arcade to the west front. The different colour washes denote the building material
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section from East to West through the Octagon Building next the Parliament Square, The Great Staircase leading to the Library / and one side of the Hall from the West Street showing the Arcade & Loggia to the front Edinburgh
Signed and dated
- 1791
Robt Adam Architect 1791
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash, and coloured wash including lemon yellow and pink within a ruled border on laid paper (643x477)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 11
Brown, 1989, p. 73
Kerr, 1998, pp. 4-7
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Brown, 1989, p. 73
Kerr, 1998, pp. 4-7
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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