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[5] Finished drawing for ground storey of the library, c1760, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 28/43
Purpose
[5] Finished drawing for ground storey of the library, c1760, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a five-by-four-bay building, with the central three bays projecting to the north and south, and with the principal, stepped entrance from the north leading to a colonnaded, apsidal porch. Beyond this, the central library is flanked rooms to the east and west, each set behind a colonnaded screen, flanked by niches
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan for a New Library for the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh (underwritten in pencil) / Principal Story / Library and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1760
datable to c1760
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash, within a single ruled border on laid paper (539 x 480)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Verso
2
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 12
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 219
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 219
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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