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Biographies include John Fleming, Robert Adam and His Circle, in Edinburgh & Rome (1962), based on original letters; and Doreen Yarwood, Robert Adam (1970), concentrating on the man rather than the artist. Well-illustrated surveys of his architecture include Arthur T. Bolton, The Architecture of Robert & James Adam, 1785–1794, 2 vol. (1922, reprinted 1984); and David King, The Complete Works of Robert and James Adam (1991). A detailed look at one of Adam’s projects is Andrew G. Fraser, The Building of Old College: Adam, Playfair & the University of Edinburgh (1989). Books that treat the artist’s work in other genres include Eileen Harris, The Furniture of Robert Adam (1963, reprinted 1973), The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors (2001), and The Country Houses of Robert Adam: From the Archives of Country Life (2007); Damie Stillman, The Decorative Work of Robert Adam (1966, reprinted 1973), with original drawings; and Joseph Rykwert and Anne Rykwert, Robert and James Adam: The Men and the Style (1985).
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Sandra Millikin
Freelance architectural historian. Lecturer in the History of Art, Open University, Walton, England. 1971–73.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Feb 27, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 29, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 07, 2024 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: National Library of Scotland - Robert Adam. | Nov 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Victoria and Albert Museum - Robert Adam: Neoclassical architect and designer. | Nov 22, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Library of Scotland - Robert Adam. | Jan 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Dictionary of Scottish Architects - Biography of Robert Adam. | Dec 01, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History of Parliament - Biography of Robert Adam. | Dec 01, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Undiscovered Scotland - Biography of Robert Adam. | Oct 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Electric Scotland - Biography of Robert Adam. | Oct 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Education Scotland - Biography of Robert Adam. | Oct 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Westminster Abbey - Biography of Robert Adam. | Oct 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: ScotlandsPeople - Biography of Robert Adam. | Oct 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Electric Scotland - Adam. | Aug 06, 2010 | ||
| No. 20 Portman Square is no longer the home of the Courtauld Institute Galleries | Mar 06, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Oct 31, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |