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Presentation design, 1778 (1)
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Presentation design, 1778 (1)
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Inscribed (by George Bailey, Soane Museum curator 1837-60) A Design for a Summer Dining Room, made in Rome in the Year, 1780 / for the Bishop of Derry.
The Bishop of Derry's unofficial brief for the dining room indicated dimensions of 24 by 36 feet relating to the Palladians' geometric progression of 16:24:36 that corresponds to the ratio of 4:6:9. In this design, the dimensions when scaled off are 16 x 25 x 50 (38 without the bow). In the next drawing (2) the dimensions are 14 x 22 x 40 (34 without the bow). In drawing 3 the dimensions are 16 x 23 x 45. Drawing 11 has the dimensions 24 and 36 marked and the floor to ceiling height is about 17 feet.
The Bishop of Derry's unofficial brief for the dining room indicated dimensions of 24 by 36 feet relating to the Palladians' geometric progression of 16:24:36 that corresponds to the ratio of 4:6:9. In this design, the dimensions when scaled off are 16 x 25 x 50 (38 without the bow). In the next drawing (2) the dimensions are 14 x 22 x 40 (34 without the bow). In drawing 3 the dimensions are 16 x 23 x 45. Drawing 11 has the dimensions 24 and 36 marked and the floor to ceiling height is about 17 feet.
Literature
P. du Prey, John Soane: the making of an architect, 1982, p.116
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