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[9] Finished drawing of a longitudinal section showiing the north end of the library, c1760, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 28/40
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing of a longitudinal section showiing the north end of the library, c1760, unexecuted
Aspect
Longitudinal section of a two-and-a-half-storey building, with vaulted basement storey wings flanking a central hall with a Doric colonnade. At the ground storey there is a central entrance set within an Ionic aedicule. This is flanked by chimneypieces decorated with arabesques and moulding, and surmounted by figurative tablets, medallions and masks with festoons. The central hall is flanked by book rooms set behind Ionic screens
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section of the South End of the Library Shewing the Book Rooms the Sub Hall & Vaulted Rooms of Ground Story (in the hand of William Adam) / For the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh (underwritten in pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1760
datable to c1760
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes within a single ruled border on laid paper (528 x 380)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Verso
5
Notes
This drawing is incorrectly inscribed by William Adam as for the south end of the library. The section in fact shows a view to the north.
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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